Amta I আমতা I |
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Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°37′00″N 88°01′47″E / 22.61667°N 88.02972°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Howrah |
Parliamentary constituency | Uluberia |
Assembly constituency | Uluberia Uttar, Udaynarayanpur |
Area | |
• Total | 47.74 sq mi (123.65 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 223,218 |
• Density | 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
PIN | 711401 (Amta) |
Area code(s) | 03214 |
Vehicle registration | WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14 |
Literacy Rate | 81.26 per cent |
Website | http://howrah.gov.in/ |
Amta I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Balichak, a constituent panchayat of Amta I block, is located at 22°37′00″N 88°01′47″E / 22.616597°N 88.029618°E
Amta I CD Block is bounded by Udaynarayanpur CD Block and Jangipara CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, Jagatballavpur CD Block in the east, Uluberia II and Bagnan I CD Blocks in the south and Amta II CD Block, in the west.
It is located 35 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.
Amta I community development block has an area of 123.65 km2. Amta police station serves this CD Block. Amta I panchayat samity has 13 gram panchayats. The block has 77 inhabited villages. Headquarters of this block is at Amta
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.