About Hemtabad

Hemtabad (community development block) (Bengali: ) is an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Hemtabad police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Hemtabad. Hemtabad is located at 254100N 881300E / 25.683333N 88.216667E / 25.683333; 88.216667. Hemtabad community development block has an area of 191.60 km. Gram panchayats of Hemtabad block/ panchayat samiti are: Bangalbari, Bishnupur, Chainagar, Hemtabad and Naoda. As per 2001 census, Hemtabad block had a total population of 118,815, out of which 61,236 were males and 57,579 were females. Hemtabad block registered a population growth of 24.86 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 28.72 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.