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

[5] As per the 2011 Census of India, Krishnagar II CD Block had a population of 139,472, of which 134,032 were rural and 5,440 were urban.

[6] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Krishnanagar II CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Rukunpur (4,804), Sonadanga (11,156), Dwipchandrapur (4,209), Tatla (5,036), Noapara (5,705), Sonatala (9,406), Dhubulia (11,026), Chaugachhahansadanga (4,685), Krishna Chandrapur (4,464), Mayaral (4,051) and Bahadurpur (5,455).

[6] Other villages in Krishnanagar II CD Block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Sadhanpara (2,971).

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 79,530 and formed 57.02% of the population in Krishnanagar II CD Block.

[9] In the 2001 census, Hindus numbered 311,840 and formed 77.09% of the combined population of Krisnanagar I and Krishnanagar II CD Blocks.

[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.

42 villages (95.45%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[16] It should, however, be noted that 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] Persons engaged in agriculturein Krishnanagar II CD Block 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 Krishnanagar II CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 5.72%, patta (document) holders 9.33%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 8.39%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 36.38% and agricultural labourers 40.19%.

[19] Krishnanagar II CD Block had 82 fertiliser depots, 12 seed stores and 32 fair price shops in 2013–14.

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