Basanti | |
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Community Development Block | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Basanti CD Block | |
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| Coordinates: 22°11′54″N 88°42′50″E / 22.1983°N 88.7139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision | Canning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 404.21 km2 (156.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 336,717 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743312 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basanti (SC), Gosaba (SC) |
| Website | www |
Basanti is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.