Deshapran (community development block)
Deshapran
Contai II | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
Deshapran Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°48′21″N 87°46′26″E / 21.8057669°N 87.7739811°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.30 km2 (65.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 176,393 |
| • Density | 1,035.8/km2 (2,682.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721401 (Contai) 721442 (Basantia) |
| Area code | 03220 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33 |
| Literacy | 88.33% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanthi Uttar |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Deshapran (earlier known as Kanthi II) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.