Sundarbans district
Sundarbans | |
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Interactive map of Sundarbans | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′31″N 88°25′12″E / 22.1751965°N 88.4200762°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Jaynagar |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Jaynagar Sadar, 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 | 953.61/km2 (2,469.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 251,498 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 76.20 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| 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. The district headquarters would be Jaynagar.