Chapra is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

[1][2] Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi.

[6] As per the 2011 Census of India, Chapra CD Block had a total population of 310,652, of which 296,592 were rural and 14,123 were urban.

[7] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Chapra CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Hatisala (7,547), Mahesnagar (5,985), Bara Andulia (15,012), Sonpukar (4,874), Hridaypur (6,061), Betbaria (6,685), Hatra (7,087), Chhota Andulia (4,477), Bhatgachhi (4,189), Hatkhola (7,164), Sikra (6,359), Dompukur (7,101), Lakshmigachha (6,480), Brittihuda (7,336), Gokhurapota (4,656), Pitambarpur (4,591), Dwipchandrapur (4,769), Bangaljhi (15,448), Balidanga (4,212), Arangsarisha (4,623), Badelangi Padmamala (9,066) and Lakshmipur (4,492).

[7] Other villages in Chapra CD Block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Alfa (2,688), Kalinga (892), Pipragachi (3,064), Maheshpur (2,062) and Bagberia (3,138).

[12] As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Nadia district was 28.35%.

[14] The southern part of Nadia district starting from Krishnanagar I down to Chakdaha and Haringhata has some urban pockets specialising in either manufacturing or service related economic activity and has reflected a comparatively higher concentration of population but the urban population has generally stagnated.

75 villages (97.40%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[16] Although 100% villages in Nadia district had power supply in 2011, a survey in 2007-08 revealed that less than 50% of households had electricity connection.

In 2007–08, the availability of piped drinking water in Nadia district was as low as 8.6%, well below the state average of around 20%.

[17] Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of bargadars to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented fully.

Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords.

In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Chapra CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 6.28%, patta (document) holders 9.25%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 7.87%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 28.62% and agricultural labourers 47.98%.

[19] Chapra CD Block had 355 fertiliser depots, 34 seed stores and 65 fair price shops in 2013–14.

Affiliated to the University of Kalyani, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, philosophy, education and sociology.

[24][25] Chapra CD Block is one of the areas of Nadia district where ground water is affected by moderate level of arsenic contamination.