Domjur (community development block)
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Domjur ডোমজুড় |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Domjur
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| Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°13′E / 22.633°N 88.217°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Parliamentary constituency | Sreerampur |
| Assembly constituency | Domjur, Jagatballavpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.52 sq mi (58.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 377,588 |
| • Density | 17,000/sq mi (6,500/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 711405 (Domjur) 711409 (Makardaha) |
| Area code(s) | 03214 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14 |
| Literacy Rate | 81.33 per cent |
| Website | http://howrah.gov.in/ |
Domjur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Domjur is located at 22°38′N 88°13′E / 22.64°N 88.22°E.
Domjur CD Block is bounded by Chanditala I and Chanditala II CD Blocks, in Hooghly district, in the north, Bally Jagachha CD Block in the east, Sankrail CD Block in the south, and Panchla and Jagatballavpur CD Blocks in the west.
It is located 12 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.
Domjur CD Block has an area of 58.33 km2. Domjur police station serves this CD Block. Domjur panchayat samity has 18 gram panchayats. The block has 38 inhabited villages.Headquarters of this block is at Domjur.
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.
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