Cities and towns in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[1] The Tehatta subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with Bangladesh.[2] The subdivision is overwhelmingly rural. 97.15% of the population lives in the rural areas and 2.85% lives in the urban areas.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Murutia had a total population of 4,270, of which 2,243 (53%) were males and 2,027 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 439. The total number of literate persons in Murutia was 2,573 (67.16% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Civic administration
Police station
Murutia police station has jurisdiction over a portion of the Karimpur II CD block.[5][6] The total area covered by the police station is 85.05 km2 and the population covered is 102,492 (2001 census). 32 km of the Bangladesh-India border is within the PS area – 1 km is river border.[7]
Transport
A short stretch of Mahish Bathan-Murutia Road links Murutia to State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district).[8][9]
References
^Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
