Tehatta II

[1] Palashipara, the police station and headquarters of Tehatta II CD Block,[2] is located at 23°47′00″N 88°27′00″E / 23.7833330°N 88.4500000°E / 23.7833330; 88.4500000.

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

[10] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Tehatta II CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Dhwapara (6,667), Baraia (7,746), Baruipara (8,077), Palsunda (11,791), Bara Naldaha (6,537), Chhoto Naldaha (4,437), Panchdara Abhaynagar (9,803), Barnia (16,350), Hanspukuria (8,023), Natipota (6,860), Palashipara (10,693), Radhanagar (4,345), Gopinathpur (8,910) and Rudranagar (4,694).

[9] Other villages in Tehatta II CD Block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Sahebnagar (3,468) and Iswarchandrapur (2,471).

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 75,609 and formed 50.00% of the population in Tehatta II CD Block.

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

[16] 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.

31 villages (96.88%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[18] 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%.

[19] Persons engaged in agriculturein Tehatta 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.

In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Tehatta II CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 4.60%, patta (document) holders 14.11%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 9.80%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 32.07% and agricultural labourers 39.43%.

[21] Tehatta II CD Block had 212 fertiliser depots, 5 seed stores and 56 fair price shops in 2013–14.

[16] Tehatta II CD Block has 6 ferry services and 4 originating/ terminating bus routes.

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

[4] A famous and oldest indigo Kuthi is situated near 3 km at Nishcintapur in demolished form.

Tehatta II CD block office