Bhangonkhali | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°16′52″N88°41′04″E / 22.2811°N 88.6844°E Coordinates: 22°16′52″N88°41′04″E / 22.2811°N 88.6844°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
CD block | Basanti |
Area | |
• Total | 9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,127 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali [1] [2] |
• Additional official | English [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 743329 |
Telephone code | +91 3218 |
Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basanti (SC) |
Website | www |
Bhangonkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in the Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force. [3] [4] [5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Bhangonkhali is located at 22°16′52″N88°41′04″E / 22.2811°N 88.6844°E .
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhangonkhali had a total population of 15,127, of which 7,684 (51%) were males and 7,443 (49%) were females. There were 2,933 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bhangonkhali was 6,945 (56.95% of the population over 6 years). [6]
Bhangonkhali is on the State Highway 3 (locally popular as Basanti Highway). [7]
Sukanta College, established in 2008, is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, history, political science, and a general course in arts. [8]
Fulmancha Hritu Bhakat High School is a coeducational institution. [9]
Kheria Siddiquia Senior Madrash a is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1958. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. [10]
Kanthalberia MSK School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2004. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. [11]
Choradakatia Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. [12]
Basanti Rural Hospital at Basanti, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Basanti CD block. [13]
Chak Kashipur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Canning is a town of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the western banks of the Matla River. It is the headquarters of the Canning subdivision.
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kakdwip is a town of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Kakdwip subdivision.
Sonakhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Basanti is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Netra is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bamanpukuria is a village and a gram panchayat in the Minakhan CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Buita is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Budge Budge police station in the Budge Budge I CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Benjanhari Acharial is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Budge Budge police station in the Budge Budge I CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chak Alampur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Jibantala is a village within the jurisdiction of the Jibantala police station in the Canning II CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Harindanga is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Falta police station in the Falta CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mandirbazar is a village within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jharkhali is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sirakol is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Banshra is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Nainan is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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