Sundarbans | |
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| Coordinates: 22°10′31″N 88°25′12″E / 22.1751965°N 88.4200762°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Jaynagar[1] |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Jaynagar Sadar,[1] Canning, Kakdwip |
| • CD Blocks | Jaynagar I, Jaynagar II, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kultali, Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba, Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar, Mathurapur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gosaba, 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 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 251,498 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 76.20 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[2][3] |
| • Additional official | English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | sundarbanpolice |
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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