Namkhana (community development block)

Namkhana
Community Development Block
Location of Namkhana community development block in South 24 Parganas district
Location of Namkhana community development block in South 24 Parganas district
Coordinates: 21°46′12″N 88°13′53″E / 21.7699°N 88.2315°E / 21.7699; 88.2315
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
SubdivisionKakdwip
HeadquartersNamkhana
Government
 • Gram PanchayatsBudhakhali, Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana, Narayanpur, Shibrampur
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMathurapur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesSagar, Kakdwip
Area
 • Total
370.61 km2 (143.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
182,830
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy85.72 per cent
 • Sex ratio959 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websites24pgs.gov.in

Namkhana is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kakdwip 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.