Pursurah (community development block)
Pursurah | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′01″N 87°57′46″E / 22.850278°N 87.962778°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.42 km2 (38.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 173,437 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712401 (Pursurah) |
| Area code | 03212 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-15, WB-16, WB-18 |
| Literacy | 82.12% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pursurah |
| Website | hooghly |
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Pursurah (also spelled Pursura) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.