Chapra, Nadia

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?Chapra West Bengal • India
Chapra
Coordinates: 23°31′N 88°35′E / 23.52, 88.58
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Nadia
Population • Sex ratio	272,284 (2001) • 939
Codes • Telephone	• +91 3474
Website: nadia.nic.in/
CD Block

Coordinates: 23°31′N 88°35′E / 23.52, 88.58 Chapra (Bengali: চাপড়া) is a town with a police station, a community development block, and an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

1 Demographics
2 Politics
3 Administration
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Demographics

In the 2001 census, Chapra community development block had a population of 272,284 out of which 140,400 were males and 131,884 were females.^[1]

[edit] Politics

Shamsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M) won the Chapra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Abdur Rashid Mollick of INC in 2006 and Julfikar Khan of AITC in 2001. Mir Quasem Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Julfikar Khan representing INC in 1996, and Arun Kumar Ghosh of INC in 1991. Mir Qusem of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Dutta of INC in 1987. Sahabauddin Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Arun Biswas (Independent) in 1982 and Kazi Safluddin of JNP in 1977.^[2]

Chapra is part of Krishnagar(Lok Sabha constituency) ^[3]

[edit] Administration

Chapra is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia zilla panchayat. Village panchayats under it are – Alfa, Bagberia, Brittihuda, Chapra I and II, Hatisala I and II, Hatkhola, Hridaypur, Kalinga, Mahatpur, Maheshpur and Pipragachhi.^[4]