Samserganj (community development block)
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Samserganj শমসেরগঞ্জ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Samserganj
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| Coordinates: 24°39′02″N 87°58′12″E / 24.6505°N 87.9701°ECoordinates: 24°39′02″N 87°58′12″E / 24.6505°N 87.9701°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.69 km2 (35.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 284,072 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 124,196 (54.98%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Index Number | 742224 (Nimtita) 742202 (Dhuliyan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03485 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samserganj, Farakka |
| Website | murshidbad |
Samserganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Samserganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ratanpur. It is located 84 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
Nimtita, a constituent panchayat of Samserganj block, is located at 24°39′02″N 87°58′12″E / 24.6505°N 87.9701°E
Samserganj CD Block is bounded by Kaliachak III CD Block, across the Ganges in Malda district, in the north and east, Farakka CD Block in the west, Suti I and Suti II CD Blocks in the south.
Samserganj CD Block has an area of 92.69 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 in Samserganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhasaipaiker, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhinapara, Gazinagar Malancha, Kanchantala, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpakuria.
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