Krishnaganj (community development block)
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Krishnaganj কৃষ্ণগঞ্জ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Krishnaganj
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| Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.3906338°N 88.7420654°ECoordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.3906338°N 88.7420654°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.70 km2 (58.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 146,705 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 96,222 (72.86%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 741506 (Krishnaganj) 741509 (Chandannagar) 741503 (Banpur) 741514 (Bhajanghat) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03472 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-51, WB-51 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Krishnaganj |
| Website | nadia |
Krishnaganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Krishnaganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Krishnaganj. It is located 24 km from Krishnanagar, the district headquarters.
Bhajanghat, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.3906338°N 88.7420654°E.
Krishnaganj CD Block is bounded by Damurhuda and Jibannagar upazilas of Chuadanga District of Bangladesh, in the north and the east, Hanskhali CD Block in the south and Krishnanagar I and Chapra CD Blocks in the west.
Krishnaganj CD Block has an area of 151.70 km2.
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.
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