and ab ali ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁port ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁in ▁od ish a . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁this ▁district ▁was ▁car ved ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁Bal as ore ▁District ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁entity . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁Division ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 3 7 0 ▁villages ▁which ▁const itute ▁ 7 ▁Block s . ▁There ▁are ▁ 4 ▁urban ▁bodies . ▁They ▁are ▁Bh ad rak ▁and ▁Bas ude v pur ▁municipality ▁and ▁Ch and ab ali ▁and ▁D ham n agar ▁N AC . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁district ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 0 5   km ². ▁ ▁Bh ad rak ▁town ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 2 5   km ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Bh ub anes war . ▁Sal and i ▁River ▁passes ▁by ▁this ▁district . B ait ar ani ▁flows ▁by ▁Ch and ab ali ▁town ▁and ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al ▁at ▁D ham ara . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁income ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁But ▁many ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁area ▁D ham ara ▁of ▁Ch and ab ali ▁Block ▁to ▁Pad hu an ▁of ▁Bas ude v pur ▁Block ▁are ▁depending ▁upon ▁the ▁Fish ing . ▁Major ▁fish ing ▁har b ors ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁D ham ara , ▁Kas ia ▁& ▁Ch ud am ani ▁Some ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁area ▁have ▁sound ▁small ▁business . ▁