Minakhan (community development block)

Minakhan
—  community development block  —
Minakhan Location of Minakhan in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°30′04″N 88°43′08″E / 22.501°N 88.719°E / 22.501; 88.719Coordinates: 22°30′04″N 88°43′08″E / 22.501°N 88.719°E / 22.501; 88.719
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Parliamentary constituency	Basirhat
Assembly constituency	Minakhan
Population • Density	168,233 (2001[update]) • 1,071 /km2 (2,774 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	157.12 square kilometres (60.66 sq mi)
Website	north24parganas.nic.in/

Minakhan (community development block) (Bengali: মিনাখান সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Minakhan and Haroa police stations serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Minakhan.^[1]

Geography

Minakhan is located at 22°30′04″N 88°43′08″E / 22.501°N 88.719°E / 22.501; 88.719.

Minakhan community development block has an area of 157.12 sq km.^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Minakhan block/ panchayat samiti are: Atpukur, Chaital, Dhuturdaha, Minakhan, Bamanpukur, Champali, Kumarjole and Mohanpur.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Minakhan block has a total population of 168,233 out of which 86,772 were males and 81,461 were females. Minakhan block registered a population growth of 22.48 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.40 per cent.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". North 24 Parganas district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=EI. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India 2001, Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal, Table - 4". North Twenty Four Parganas District (11). Government of West Bengal. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_11.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
3. ^ From Basirhat subdivision page.
4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-20.