Cities and towns in Krishnanagr Sadar subdivision of Nadia district M: municipal town/ city, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: place of historical/ religious interest, T: place of tourist interest. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, 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.[1] The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, 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.[2] The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.[3]
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, Char Maijdia had a total population of 5,013, of which 2,599 (52%) were males and 2,414 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 382. The total number of literate persons in Char Maijdia was 3,818 (82.44% of the population over 6 years).[4]
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Char Maijdia had a population of 5003. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Char Maijdia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 63%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Char Maijdia covered an area of 0.37 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads with covered drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources, hand pump. It had 800 domestic electric connections, 20 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, nearest secondary, senior secondary schools at Gadigachha 4 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library and reading room. Three important commodities it produced were sari, lungi, gamcha. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.[7]
Education
Charmajdia Colony Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[8]
References
^Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
^"District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
