Gaighata

Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of 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 Gaighata, North 24 Parganas. For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Gaighata
Community development block
Coordinates: 22.93°N 88.73°E / 22.93; 88.73
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Government
 • TypeRepresentative democracy
 • MLAPhulin Bihary Roy (All India Trinamool Congress)
Area
 • Total240.30 km2 (92.78 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total330,287
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates247,838 (82.32%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743249 (Gaighata)
743245 (Chandpara Bazar) Thakurnagar-743287
Telephone/STD code03216
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGaighata, Bangaon Dakshin
Nearest TownThakurnagar, Chandpara
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in
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