Welcome to Nadia Zilla Parishad

The geographical boundary of Nadia district comprises Bangladesh in the East,Bardhaman and Hugli district on the West Murshidabad district on the North and North West and North 24 Parganas towards South and South East. Situated on the main rail route connecting Howrah/Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri(NJP) including parts of North Eastern states, the Nadia district can easily be accessed by rail. The major railway stations are Nabadwip Dham,Ranaghat and others with regular trains to Kolkata/Howrah/NJP/Guwahati. The proposed International Rail Link connecting India and Bangladesh will pass through Nadia District with Gende as the last railway station at Indian Border. Bifurcated by National Highway-34 on the North and East, the district can also be accessed by road from other parts of the country

The present set up of Zilla Parishad was introduced in the year 1978. It is an elected body (Local Self Government). Election is held as per Sec. 141 of West Bengal Panchayat Act 1973 every five years. Prior to the present set up it was named as District Board. Under three-tier system of democratic decentralization, Zilla Parishad is the apex body at the district level followed by Panchayat Samitis at Block level as second-tier and Gram Panchayats, the third-tier. Nadia Zilla Parishad, in the areas of Rural Development, has definitely made various contributions by way of extending financial, technical and moral support to the Panchayat Samities and Gram Panchayats of this district on the one hand, and on the other by successful implementation of different development programmes sponsored by the State Government and the Government of India even at the remotest villages of this district.