Karimpur I
| Karimpur I | |
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| Community development block | |
 Karimpur I
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| Coordinates: 23°58′46″N 88°37′19″E / 23.97944°N 88.62194°ECoordinates: 23°58′46″N 88°37′19″E / 23.97944°N 88.62194°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 215.78 km2 (83.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 183,556 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 111,716 (67.70%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 741152 (Karimpur) 741158 (Shikarpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03471 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-51, WB-52 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Karimpur |
| Website | nadia |
Karimpur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Karimpur is located at 23°58′46″N 88°37′19″E / 23.97944°N 88.62194°E.
Karimpur I CD Block is bounded by Jalangi and Domkal CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, in the north, Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia District of Bangladesh in the east, Karimpur II CD Block in the south and Naoda CD Block, in Murshidabad district, in the west.
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.
Karimpur I CD Block has an area of 215.78 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 8 gram panchayats, 144 gram sansads (village councils), 73 mouzas and 65 inhabited villages. Karimpur and Hogalbaria police stations serve this block.Headquarters of this CD Block is at Baruipara.
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