Ghatal (community development block)

Ghatal
Community development block
Location of Ghatal
Coordinates: 22°40′00″N 87°43′00″E / 22.666667°N 87.716667°E / 22.666667; 87.716667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Area
 • Total216.05 km2 (83.42 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total219,555
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721212 (Ghatal)
Area code03225
Vehicle registrationWB-34
Literacy81.08%
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGhatal
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Ghatal is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.