Canning | |
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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 |
Headquarters | Canning |
Government | |
• CD Blocks | Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gosaba, Basanti, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba |
Area | |
• Total | 1,103.74 km2 (426.16 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,140,562 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 141,023 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 79.44 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | s24pgs |
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.