Dantan I
Dantan I | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Coordinates: 21°54′40″N 87°16′12″E / 21.911°N 87.270°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 257.07 km2 (99.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 172,107 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721426 (Dantan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 73.53% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan, Keshiary |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dantan I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.