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Location in West Bengal, India   Naoda Naoda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°54′42″N 88°27′26″E / 23.9116°N 88.4571°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Naoda |
| Website | murshidabad |
Naoda (also spelled Nawda & Nowda) is a town, not identified in 2011 census, with a police station, in the Naoda CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Naoda is located at 23°54′42″N 88°27′26″E / 23.9116°N 88.4571°E,
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.[1][2]The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.[3]The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Naoda police station has jurisdiction over the Naoda CD block.[8]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Baharampur-Amtala Road passes through Naoda.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, (in Bengali), 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
- ↑ Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
- ↑ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". 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.
- ↑ Google maps
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