Canning subdivision
Canning | |
|---|---|
Location of Canning subdivision in South 24 Parganas district | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′50″N 88°39′54″E / 22.3139917°N 88.6650753°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Headquarters | Canning |
| Government | |
| • CD Blocks | Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gosaba, Basanti, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,103.74 km2 (426.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,140,562 |
| • Density | 1,033.36/km2 (2,676.39/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 141,023 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.98 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 964 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s24pgs |
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.