Habibpur is a village in the
Ranaghat I
Ranaghat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Habibpur is located at .
Ranaghat I CD Block is bounded by Hanskhali CD Bl ...
CD block in the
Ranaghat subdivision
Ranaghat Subdivision is an administrative subdivision located at Nadia district, in the state of West Bengal, India The subdivision is administered by SDM/SDO(Ranaghat).
Overview
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the G ...
of the
Nadia district
Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.
Nadia district is highly influe ...
, west Bengal, India
Geography
Location
Habibpur is located at .
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows the census towns of
Kamgachhi
Kamgachhi is a census town in the Ranaghat I CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kamgachhi is located at .
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in ...
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Raghabpur
Raghabpur is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location Ramchondropur
Ramchondropur i ...
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Panpara
Panpara is a census town in the Ranaghat I CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Panpara is located at .
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in the ...
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Aistala
Aistala is a census town in the Ranaghat I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Aistala is lo ...
,
Satigachha
Satigachha is a census town in the Ranaghat I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Satigachha ...
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Anulia
Anulia is a census town in the Ranaghat I Community development block, CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Located
Anulia is located at .
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat ...
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Halalpur Krishnapur
Halalpur Krishnapur is a census town in the Ranaghat II CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Halalpur Krishnapur is located at .
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranagha ...
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Hijuli
Hijuli is a census town in the Neturia CD block in Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Hijuli is located at .
Hijuli is not marked on Google maps. The location has been ...
and
Ranaghat (CT) forming a cluster around
Ranaghat. Certain other localities such as
Nokari,
Nasra,
Cooper's Camp,
Birnagar, Habibpur,
Gopalpur and
Parbbatipur are also linked with this cluster.
Area overview
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...
, 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. The Ranaghat subdivision has the
Bhagirathi on the west, with
Purba Bardhaman and
Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The
Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...
. The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics

According to the
2011 Census of India, Habibpur had a total population of 13,383, of which 6,924 (52%) were males and 6,459 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,314. The total number of literate persons in Habibpur was 9,547 (79.10% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
CD block HQ
Habibpur area is administered by BDO. The headquarters of Ranaghat I CD block are located at Habibpur.
Transport
Habibpur railway station is situated on
Ranaghat-Santipur branch line of Sealdah railway division.
Healthcare
Habibpur (Jadav Dutta) Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Habibpur, is the major government medical facility in the Ranaghat I CD block.
References
{{Nadia District
Villages in Nadia district