Kolaghat (community development block)

Kolaghat
Panskura II
Community development block
Location of Kolaghat
Coordinates: 22°26′N 87°52′E / 22.43°N 87.87°E / 22.43; 87.87
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total
147.91 km2 (57.11 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
290,124
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721134, 721151, 721158 & 721168
Area code+91 03228
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33
Literacy84.93%
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPanskura Purba
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Kolaghat (earlier referred to as Panskura II block) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.