Kakdwip | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kakdwip Police Station | |
  Kakdwip Location in West Bengal  Kakdwip Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,368 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743347 |
| Telephone code | +91 3210 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kakdwip |
| Website | www |
Kakdwip (Bengali: [kɑːkd̪iːp] ) is a town of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Kakdwip subdivision.
- ^ 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.