Canning I | |
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Coordinates: 22°18′50″N 88°39′54″E / 22.3139917°N 88.6650753°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Presidency |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Subdivision | Canning |
Headquarters | Canning |
Government | |
• Gram Panchayats | Bansra, Daria, Dighirpar, Gopalpur, Hatpukuria, Itkhola, Matla-I, Matla-II, Nikarighata, Taldi |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Canning Paschim |
Area | |
• Total | 187.86 km2 (72.53 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 304,724 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 123,216 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 70.76 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 964 ♂/♀ |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | s24pgs |
Canning I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.