Farakka | |
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Community development block | |
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| Coordinates: 24°47′51″N 87°54′51″E / 24.7976°N 87.9143°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.74 km2 (51.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 274,111 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy (2011) | 60.47% |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742212 (Farakka Project) 742202 (Dhuliyan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03485 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samserganj, Farakka |
| Website | murshidabad |
Farakka is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.