Sundarbans | |
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 Interactive map of Sundarbans | |
| Coordinates:22°10′31″N88°25′12″E / 22.1751965°N 88.4200762°E /22.1751965; 88.4200762 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Jaynagar[1] |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Jaynagar Sadar,[1]Canning,Kakdwip |
| • CD Blocks | Jaynagar I,Jaynagar II,Mathurapur I,Mathurapur II,Kultali,Canning I,Canning II,Basanti,Gosaba,Kakdwip,Namkhana,Patharpratima,Sagar |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar,Mathurapur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gosaba,Basanti,Kultali,Patharpratima,Kakdwip,Sagar,Raidighi,Jaynagar,Canning Paschim,Canning Purba |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,497.7 km2 (1,350.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,335,448 |
| • Density | 953.61/km2 (2,469.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 251,498 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 76.20 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[2][3] |
| • Additional official | English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | sundarbanpolice |
Sundarbans district is a proposed district to be created in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existingSouth 24 Parganas district.[4][5][6] The district headquarters would be Jaynagar.[1]
In November 2015, theGovernment of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future.[7][8] Under this proposal, Sundarbans district will be created from thirteencommunity development blocks namelyJaynagar I,Jaynagar II,Mathurapur I,Mathurapur II,Kultali,Canning I,Canning II,Basanti,Gosaba,Kakdwip,Namkhana,Patharpratima andSagar inSouth 24 Parganas district.[9][10] In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
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