Sundarbans district

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Sundarbans
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Clockwise from top: Kuthi of Port Canning Land, Matla bridge, Sundarbans, River Matla, and Canning Sports Complex
Sovereign state Flag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
Divisions presidency
Established2022
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Jaynagar (SC), Mathurapur (SC)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Demographics
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)

Sundarbans is a proposed district in presidency division, West Bengal. [1] [2] The district will be formed by dividing the South 24 Parganas district. [3]

Contents

History

On 1 August 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared about the creation of Sundarbans district carving out from South 24 Parganas district. [1] [3]

Education

College

Health facilities

The main hospital of Sundarbans district is Canning subdivisional hospital. It consists of 100 beds. [8] Besides, this district has three rural hospitals with 30 beds each: Matherdighi Rural Hospital, Basanti Rural Hospital, and Gosaba Rural Hospital. [9]

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Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative 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.

Rudranagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Harinbari is a village within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Matla 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.

Tengra Khali is a village 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.

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.

Pathankhali is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Gosaba police station in the Gosaba CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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References

  1. 1 2 "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday: Mamata Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bankim Sardar College". College Dunia. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya". JRM. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sukanta College". SC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sundarban Hazi Desart College". SHDC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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