Falta | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Falta_in_South_24_Parganas_(West_Bengal).svg) Location of Falta community development block in South 24 Parganas district | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′07″N 88°07′42″E / 22.3020°N 88.1284°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision | Diamond Harbour |
| Headquarters | Harindanga |
| Government | |
| • Gram Panchayats | Banganagar I, Banganagar II, Belsingha I, Belsingha II, Chaluari, Debipur, Falta, Fatepur, Gopalpur, Harindanga I, Harindanga II, Mallickpur, Noapukuria |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Diamond Harbour |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Falta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.68 km2 (50.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 249,561 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,399 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 77.17 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 955 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s24pgs |
Falta is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the 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.