Gosaba (community development block)

Gosaba
Community Development Block
Location of Gosaba community development block in South 24 Parganas district
Location of Gosaba community development block in South 24 Parganas district
Coordinates: 22°09′55″N 88°48′28″E / 22.1652°N 88.8079°E / 22.1652; 88.8079
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
SubdivisionCanning
HeadquartersGosaba
Government
 • Gram PanchayatsAmtali, Bali-I, Bali-II, Bipradaspur, Chhota Mollakhali, Gosaba, Kachukhali, Kumirmari, Lahiripur, Pathankhali, Radhanagar Taranagar, Rangabelia, Satjelia, Shambhunagar
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJaynagar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesGosaba
Area
 • Total
296.73 km2 (114.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
246,598
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy78.98 per cent
 • Sex ratio959 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websites24pgs.gov.in

Gosaba 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.

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "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.