Naoda

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Naoda
Town
Naoda is located in West Bengal
Naoda
Naoda
Location in West Bengal, India
Naoda is located in India
Naoda
Naoda
Naoda (India)
Coordinates: 23°54′42″N 88°27′26″E / 23.9116°N 88.4571°E / 23.9116; 88.4571Coordinates: 23°54′42″N 88°27′26″E / 23.9116°N 88.4571°E / 23.9116; 88.4571
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyBaharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNaoda
Websitemurshidabad.gov.in

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]

Cities, towns and locations in the Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Naoda is located at 23°54′42″N 88°27′26″E / 23.9116°N 88.4571°E / 23.9116; 88.4571,

Area overview[edit]

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]

Police station[edit]

Naoda police station has jurisdiction over the Naoda CD block.[8]

Transport[edit]

Baharampur-Amtala Road passes through Naoda.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1807: attempt to call method 'gsub' (a nil value)., 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
  5. ↑ Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
  6. ↑ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Google maps

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