Payradanga

Payradanga is a suburban area in the Nadia district of West Bengal. It is situated between Ranaghat and Chakdaha.

History 
The entire history combines places like Payradanga, Anulia, Baidyapur, ans Haradham. Roads connect all these places. In 1606 A.C. Bhabananda Roy Majumder was the King of Nadia according to the Mughal Empire Jahangir's 14 Parganas. Later on Raja Rudra (1683–94) established the city Krishnagar. However, the development in Nadia was led by Raja Krishnachandra (1728–82). He built religious places and small localities around different places in Nadia. He also built a locality at Haradham (currently in Payradanga) and Anandadham. There were many areas scattered in and around Payradanga, while during the 1950s some social workers, like Khitish Chandra Guha, Rohonikanta Das, and Bhabes Chandra Chakroborty developed a locality in Pritinagar. They built a co-operative to support the project. After that they established the Pritinagar High School and started the Durga Puja festival and other activities.

The first structured ruling system employed in Payradanga was the Chowkidary Panchayat system that started in 1870 during the British period. In 1885 this two-level ruling structure was formed by the British Government. Post-independence, the ruling scheme was similar. In 1957 the first Panchayet structure was employed in West Bengal, but in 1973 this law was passed and a 3-stage panchayet was employed, i.e. Zilla Parishad, Block Panchayet Samiti. The 1st Gram Panchayat election was held in June 1978.
Ukilnara is one of the most popular area in Payradanga.

Transport 
Payradanga railway station is well connected by the local train transport system to the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line and the National Highway 34.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Nadia district