Sagar community development block

Sagar Block spans across 282 square kilometers of land in South 24 Parganas district, with its administrative headquarters situated in Rudranagar town.

The Communist Party provided relief during the Bengal Famine of 1943, leading to the Tebhaga movement that advocated for improved rights of peasant sharecroppers.

The population includes 87 percent Hindus and 11 percent Muslims, with Bengali language serving as the primary means of communication among residents.

The block maintains a literacy rate of 84 percent, with educational facilities distributed across rural areas serving over two hundred thousand inhabitants.

Agricultural workers and cultivators form the primary workforce, focusing on rice production as food crop and jute cultivation as commercial crop.

Location: Kakdwip subdivision

Elevation above the sea: 4 m

GPS coordinates: 21.65280,88.07530

Latest update: March 4, 2025 22:58