Sundarbans district

Sundarbans
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Coordinates: 22°10′31″N 88°25′12″E / 22.1751965°N 88.4200762°E / 22.1751965; 88.4200762
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersJaynagar[1]
Government
 • SubdivisionsJaynagar Sadar,[1] Canning, Kakdwip
 • CD BlocksJaynagar I, Jaynagar II, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kultali, Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba, Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJaynagar, Mathurapur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesGosaba, Basanti, Kultali, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Raidighi, Jaynagar, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba
Area
 • Total
3,497.7 km2 (1,350.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,335,448
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
251,498
Demographics
 • Literacy76.20 per cent
 • Sex ratio949 /
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[2][3]
 • Additional officialEnglish[2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitesundarbanpolice.wb.gov.in

Sundarbans district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing South 24 Parganas district.[4][5][6] The district headquarters would be Jaynagar.[1]

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  2. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
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  5. ^ "নতুন জেলা সুন্দরবন, হিঙ্গলগঞ্জের সভা থেকে জানিয়ে দিলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "নতুন জেলা হচ্ছে সুন্দরবন, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". ETV Bharat (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2022.