Chapra, Nadia

Chapra is a census town in Chapra CD Block in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Chapra
Census Town
Chapra
Location in West Bengal, India
Chapra
Chapra (India)
Coordinates: 23.53713°N 88.552742°E / 23.53713; 88.552742
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,123
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code03472
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyKrishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChapra
Websitenadia.gov.in

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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. "Nadia District Police". Police Unit. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Chapra Police Station Details". Nadia Police. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. 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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