Chanditala I is an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision

Srirampore subdivision

Srirampore subdivision , is a subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of five municipalities and four community development blocks: Chanditala–I, Chanditala–II, Jangipara and Sreerampur Uttarpara. The four blocks contain 37 gram panchayats...

 of Hooghly district

Hooghly District

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 in the India

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 of West Bengal

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. Chanditala police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Moshat.

Geography

Bhagabatipur, a constituent gram panchayat of Chanditala I block, is located at 22.6999504°N 88.1804752°E.

Chanditala I community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 92.92  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Chanditala I block/ panchayat samiti are: Aniya, Bhagbatipur, Gangadharpur, Haripur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah, Moshat, Nawabpur and Seakhala.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Chanditala I block had a total population of 165,837, out of which 81,689 were males and 84,148 were females. Chanditala I block registered a population growth of 11.38 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Literacy

As per the 2001 census, Chanditala I block had a total literacy of 52.75 per cent. While male literacy was 73.52 per cent, female literacy was 55.09 per cent.