42.35 km is on land and the remaining is riverine. There are 9 blocks – Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj II, Lalgola, Bhagawangola I, Bhagawangola II, Raninagar II and Jalangi - along the Bangladesh-India border. Lalgola CD block has an area of 184.37 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 12 gram panchayats, 205 gram sansads (village councils), 94 mouzas and 84 inhabited villages. Lalgola police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Lalgola. Gram panchayats in Lalgola block/ panchayat samiti are: Airmari Krishnapur, Bahadurpur, Bilborakopra, Dewansarai, Jasaitala, Kalmegha, Lalgola, Maiya, Manikchak, Nashipur, Paikpara and Ramchandrapur. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Lalgola CD block had a total population of 335,831, all of which were rural. There were 170,997 (51%) males and 164,834 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years numbered 54,961. Scheduled Castes numbered 31,248 (9.30%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 168 (0.05%). As per 2001 census, Lalgola block has a total population of 267,593, out of which 136,853 were males and 130,710 were females. Lalgola block registered a population growth of 29.40 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Decadal Population Growth Rate (%) Sources: The decadal growth of population in Lalgola CD block in 2001-2011 was 25.48%. The decadal growth rate of population in Murshidabad district was as follows: 33.5% in 1951-61, 28.6% in 1961-71, 25.5% in 1971-81, 28.2% in 1981-91, 23.8% in 1991-2001 and 21.1% in 2001-11. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal in 2001-11 was 13.93%. The decadal growth rate of population in Chapai Nawabganj District was 15.59% for the decade 2001-2011, down from 21.67% in the decade 1991-2001. The decadal growth rate of population in Rajshahi District was 13.48% for the decade 2001-2011, down from 21.19% in the decade 1991-2001. Both the districts are across the Ganges, in Bangladesh. There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district. Villages Large villages under Lalgola CD block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Maia (15,131), Bayra (15,259), Paharpur (13,368), Amarkunda (5,605), Makimnagar (4,057), Ilimpur (6,204), Nasipur (8,696), Syampur (4,443), Rajarampur (10,528), Paikpara (12,138), Nadaipur (9,401), Basui (4,676), Upar Fatepur (7,142), Krishnapur (19,462), Ramchandrapur (4,358), Karttickpur (5,687), Kalmegha (8,176), Bansgara (8,671), Lalgola (31,698), Hazi Mahammadpur (4,227), Paschim Durbarpara (5,056), Krishnapur Dinurpara (7,502), Brahimottar Manick Chak (7,800), Bajupur Madhupur (9,771), Diar Fatepur