Harindanga is a
census town
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India
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in the
Krishnanagar II
Krishnanagar II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Dhubulia is located at .
Krishnanagar II CD Block is bounded ...
CD block in the
Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision
Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southward ...
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 ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Location
Harindanga is located at .
Geography
Area overview
Nadia district is mostly
alluvial plain
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s 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 Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the
Bhagirathi on the west, with
Purba Bardhaman district
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lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the
Jalangi
Jalangi is a village, with a police station, identified in 2011 census, in Jalangi CD Block in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is situated along the bank of the Padma River.
Geography
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, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the
Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with
Bangladesh
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. The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% 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, Harindanga had a total population of 5,440, of which 2,788 (51%) were males and 2,652 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 433. The total number of literate persons in Harindanga was 4,141 (82.70% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Harindanga covered an area of 2.4764 km
2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved BWT, tubewell, borewell. It had 569 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 6 dispensary/ health centres, 1 veterinary centre, 7 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, nearest middle school, secondary school, senior secondary school at Dhubelia 2 km away.
Healthcare
Dhubulia Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Dhubulia, is the major government medical facility in the Krishnanagr II CD block.
References
{{Nadia District
Cities and towns in Nadia district