Pathankhali | |
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Village | |
  Pathankhali Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Pathankhali Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°12′30″N88°45′07″E / 22.2083°N 88.7519°E /22.2083; 88.7519 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Gosaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,414 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743611 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gosaba (SC) |
| Website | www |
Pathankhali is a village and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theGosaba police station in theGosabaCD block in theCanning subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest 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 8census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on theSundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of theSundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. TheMatla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known askhals. 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.
Pathankhali is located at22°12′30″N88°45′07″E / 22.2083°N 88.7519°E /22.2083; 88.7519.
According to the2011 Census of India, Pathankhali had a total population of 1,414, of which 712 (50%) were males and 702 (50%) were females. There were 200 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates persons in Pathankhali was 986 (81.22% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, established in 1961, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, education, political science, accountancy and general courses in arts, commerce and science.[7]
Gosaba Rural Hospital atGosaba, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Gosaba CD block.[8]
