Deganga

Deganga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

This article is about the community development block in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake village, see Deganga, North 24 Parganas. For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Deganga (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Deganga
Community development block
The mound of Khana-Mihir or Baraha-Mihir on Prithiba Road, Berachampa
Coordinates: 22°41′36″N 88°40′41″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Government
 • TypeRepresentative democracy
Area
 • Total202.09 km2 (78.03 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total319,213
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates222,866 (79.65%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743423 (Beliaghata Bridge)
Telephone/STD code03216
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat, Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDeganga, Haroa
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in
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