Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaKrishnanagar is the district headquarters of Nadia, a crowded town on the south bank of the Jalangi with busy bus stands, markets and godowns. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the official fire stations and the main local risks on one page.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. Works from any phone · 101: The state fire service number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 102: Listed as the ambulance number on the Nadia district website. For any medical emergency you can also call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112
Print the Krishnanagar emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Krishnanagar fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.
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Checked 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On a Thursday night in March 2019, a bus caught fire at the Krishnanagar bus terminus with about 40 buses parked there. It spread to three more, four buses were destroyed, three fire tenders needed about two hours, and the cause was not confirmed.
On 31 October 2021, a godown storing drums of diesel and kerosene caught fire in a densely populated part of Nakashipara in Nadia district. One person died, three fire tenders worked for over an hour, and the cause was not determined.
In March 2024, a warehouse storing electrical equipment caught fire in Nadia district and four fire tenders were sent. Cable, plastic and electrical stock burns fast and gives off thick smoke, which makes these buildings dangerous to enter.
Krishnanagar is one of the cities on the Jalangi, whose lower reach depends on seepage and spills from other channels in the rainy season, and bank erosion has been a concern on this river. The state sanctioned Rs 7 crore for anti-erosion work on the Jalangi in 2006.
2 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Krishnanagar Fire Station | Nadia · Ghurni Azad Hind Sarak, Krishnanagar | Call03472-244092 |
| Nabadwip Fire Station | Nadia · Monipur Ghat Road, Nabadwip | Call03471-258335 |
Stations are from the West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services list opened on 15 November 2026. Santipur, about 17 km away, falls just outside the 15 km circle. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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