Kakdwip (community development block)

Kakdwip
Location of Kakdwip community development block in South 24 Parganas district
Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E / 21.8791446; 88.1912992
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
SubdivisionKakdwip
HeadquartersGanespur
Government
 • Gram PanchayatsBapuji, Madhusudanpur, Netaji, Pratapadityanagar, Rabindra, Ramgopalpur, Rishi Bankimchandra, Srinagar, Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Suryanagar, Swami Bibekananda
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMathurapur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesKakdwip
Area
 • Total
252.74 km2 (97.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
281,963
 • Density1,115.6/km2 (2,889.5/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy77.93 per cent
 • Sex ratio956 /
Languages
 • OfficialBengali
 • Additional officialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websites24pgs.gov.in

Kakdwip is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.