Nanoor (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nanoor is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay River and Mayurakshi River. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March - May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period. As per historical records there have been at least 13 ntensive droughts between the years 1799 and 1855. The drought of 1836-37 was particularly severe. Floods also wreak havoc. Some 7,000 mud houses either collapsed or remained in bad shape in Nanoor and three other blocks, affecting around 15,000 villagers in 2004. It is 47 km from Suri, 18 km from Bolpur/Santiniketan and 29 km from Ahmedpur. Nanoor block consists of the following gram panchayat: Bara Saota, Daskalgram-Kareya I, Chandidas Nanoor, Daskalgram-Kareya II, Kirnahar II, Kirnahar I, Thupsara, Uchkaran, Charkalgram, Jalundi, Nawanagar and Kadda.