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Khargram

Khargram
খড়গ্রাম সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Khargram is located in West Bengal
Khargram
Khargram
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E / 24.0362700°N 87.9932710°E / 24.0362700; 87.9932710Coordinates: 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E / 24.0362700°N 87.9932710°E / 24.0362700; 87.9932710
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 378.80 km2 (146.26 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 273,332
 • Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 149,700 (63.56%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742159 (Khargram)
Telephone/STD code 03484
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Khargram
Website murshidbad.nic.in

Khargram is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Khargram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Nagar. It is located 34 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Khargram is located at 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E / 24.0362700°N 87.9932710°E / 24.0362700; 87.9932710

Khargram CD Block is bounded by Nabagram CD Block in the north, Bharatpur II CD Block in the east, Kandi, Burwan and Bharatpur I CD Blocks in the south and Rampurhat II CD Block in the west.

Khargram CD Block has an area of 378.80 km2.

The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.


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