Beldanga II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

[4] Beldanga II CD block lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley.

The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east.

[5][6] The Bagri or the eastern part of the district is a low lying alluvial plain with the shape of an isosceles triangle.

[10] According to the 2011 Census of India, Beldanga II CD block had a total population of 250,458, all of which were rural.

[17][18] Decadal Population Growth Rate (%) Sources:[19][20][16][13][21][22] Large villages Beldanga II CD block were (2011 census population figures in brackets): Kamnagar (7,923), Kataikona (4,191), Mian (4,968), Shaktipur (13,123), Mahata (5,000), Gholla (4,881), Manikahar (8,114), Palitpara (5,523), Bachhara (5,127), Dakshin Bachhara (4,112), Rejinagar (10,103), Rampara Faridpur (7,768), Pilkhana (5,293), Takipur (5,908), Sadhukhali (4,154), Amarpur (5,829), Bikal Nagar (4,841), Jainagar (5,422), Loknathpur (9,512), Nazirpur (6,912), Gopalpur (6,304), Kashipur (11,967), Jhikra (8,075) and Andulbaria (13,929), Sompara (2,577).

In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 154,827 and formed 61.82% of the population in Beldanga II CD block.

[25][26][27] Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947.

[29] As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%.

60 villages (98.36%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[32] Persons engaged in agriculturein Beldanga II CD block From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal.

In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Beldanga II CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 1,866 (2.93%,) patta (document) holders 4,976 (7.81%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3,455 (5.42%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 24,042 (37.74%) and agricultural labourers 29,371 (46.10%).

[31] Beldanga II CD Block had 58 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 50 fair price shops in 2013-14.

Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[37][38] Beldanga II CD block has 10 ferry services and 5 originating/ terminating bus routes.

[41] In 2014, Beldanga II CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 primary health centres and 2 private nursing homes with total 54 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies).

[42] Beldanga II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high level of arsenic contamination.