Namkhana (community development block)
Namkhana | |
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Location of Namkhana community development block in South 24 Parganas district | |
| Coordinates: 21°46′12″N 88°13′53″E / 21.7699°N 88.2315°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision | Kakdwip |
| Headquarters | Namkhana |
| Government | |
| • Gram Panchayats | Budhakhali, Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana, Narayanpur, Shibrampur |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mathurapur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Sagar, Kakdwip |
| Area | |
• Total | 370.61 km2 (143.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 182,830 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 85.72 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 959 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s24pgs |
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Namkhana 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.