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Nabagram (community development block)

Nabagram
নবগ্রাম সমষ্টি উন্নয় ন ব্লক
Community development block
Nabagram is located in West Bengal
Nabagram
Nabagram
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°04′14″N 88°02′20″E / 24.0706034°N 88.0389404°E / 24.0706034; 88.0389404Coordinates: 24°04′14″N 88°02′20″E / 24.0706034°N 88.0389404°E / 24.0706034; 88.0389404
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 305.61 km2 (118.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 227,586
 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 140,735 (70.83%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742181 (Nabagram)
Telephone/STD code 03482
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Nabagram
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Nabagram is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Nabagram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Nabagram. It is located 24 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Maharul, one of the constituent panchayats of Nabagram block, is located at 24°04′14″N 88°02′20″E / 24.0706034°N 88.0389404°E / 24.0706034; 88.0389404.

Nabagram CD Block is bounded by Sagardighi CD Block in the north, Murshidabad-Jiaganj and Berhampore CD Blocks in the east, Khargram CD Block in the south and Rampurhat II CD Block, in Birbhum district, in the west.

Nabagram CD Block has an area of 305.61 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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