Chapra, Nadia

Chapra
Census Town
Chapra
Location in West Bengal, India
Chapra
Chapra (India)
Coordinates: 23°32′14″N 88°33′10″E / 23.53713°N 88.552742°E / 23.53713; 88.552742Coordinates: 23°32′14″N 88°33′10″E / 23.53713°N 88.552742°E / 23.53713; 88.552742
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Population (2011)
 • Total 14,123
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code 03472
Lok Sabha constituency Krishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chapra
Website nadia.gov.in

Chapra is a Census Town in Chapra CD Block under Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. The town is situated beside the Indo-Bangladesh border.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chapra had a total population of 14,123, of which 7,161 (51%) were males and 6,962 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,436. The total number of literates in Chapra was 10,086 (79.50% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Chapra police station has jurisdiction over Chapra CD Block.[2][3] The total area covered by the police station is 306 km2 and the population covered is 270,541 (2001 census). 37.5 km of India-Bangladesh border is part of this police station area.[4]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Chapra Community Development Block are located at Chapra.[5]

Transport

State Highway 11 (West Bengal), running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district), passes through this town.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nadia District Police". Police Unit. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chapra Police Station Details". Nadia Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Nadia, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Nadia with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Google maps
  7. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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