Karandighi is an administrative division in Islampur subdivision

Islampur subdivision

Islampur subdivision is a subdivision of the North Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Islampur municipality, Dalkhola municipality and five community development blocs: Chopra, Goalpokhar–I, Goalpokhar–II, Islampur and Karandighi. The five blocks...

 of Uttar Dinajpur district in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Karandighi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Karandighi. Dalkhola

Dalkhola

Dalkhola is a municipality located in the Uttar Dinajpur district of the state of West Bengal, India.-History:Dalkhola was originally in the state of Bihar in India. After 1959, Dalkhola was located in the state of West Bengal...

 is an urban unit in this block.

Geography

Karandighi is located at 25.797°N 87.929°E.

Karandighi community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 386.90  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 Karandighi block/ panchayat samiti are: Altapur I, Altapur II, Basakhowa I, Basakhowa II, Bazargaon I, Bazargaon II, Dalkhola, Domohona, Karandighi I, Karandighi II, Lahutara I, Lahutara II, and Raniganj.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Karandighi block had a total population of 318,793, out of which 163,876 were males and 154,917 were females. Karandighi block registered a population growth of 38.53 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 28.72 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Transport

NH 34

National Highway 34 (India)

National Highway 34 or NH 34 runs from Dum Dum in north Kolkata to Dalkhola , where it meets NH 31, which connects it to Siliguri, several towns in north Bengal and the North-East...

 passes through the block and meets NH 31

National Highway 31 (India)

National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...

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