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Naoda (community development block)

Naoda
নাওদা সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Nawda
Community development block
Naoda is located in West Bengal
Naoda
Naoda
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°53′53″N 88°24′25″E / 23.898°N 88.407°E / 23.898; 88.407Coordinates: 23°53′53″N 88°24′25″E / 23.898°N 88.407°E / 23.898; 88.407
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 230.69 km2 (89.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 226,859
 • Density 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 131,957 (66.09%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742121 (Amtala)
742162 (Patikabari)
Telephone/STD code 03471
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Naoda
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Naoda (also spelt Nawda) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barhampur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Naoda police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Amtala. It is located 33 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Naoda is located at 23°53′53″N 88°24′25″E / 23.898°N 88.407°E / 23.898; 88.407

Naoda CD Block is bounded by Hariharpara CD Block in the north, Karimpur I and Karimpur II CD Blocks, in Nadia district, in the east, Tehatta II CD Block, in Nadia district, in the south and Beldanga II CD Block in the west.

Naoda CD Block has an area of 230.69 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.

Gram panchayats of Naoda block/ panchayat samiti are: Bali I, Bali II, Chandpur, Kedarchandpur I, Kedarchandpur II, Madhupur, Nawda, Patikabari, Raipur and Sarbangapur.


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