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Amta II

Amta II
আমতা II
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Amta II is located in West Bengal
Amta II
Amta II
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°35′27″N 87°55′39″E / 22.59083°N 87.92750°E / 22.59083; 87.92750
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Amta
Area
 • Total 52.29 sq mi (135.42 km2)
Elevation 20 ft (6 m)
Population (2011)
 • Total 208,132
 • Density 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
PIN 711413 (Gazipur)
Area code(s) 03214
Vehicle registration WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14
Literacy Rate 81.47 per cent
Website http://www.amta2bdo.in/

Amta II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jaypur, a constituent panchayat of Amta II block, is located at 22°35′27″N 87°55′39″E / 22.590719°N 87.92762°E / 22.590719; 87.92762

Amta II CD Block is bounded by Udaynarayanpur CD Block and Khanakul II CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, Amta I CD Block in the east, Bagnan I CD Block in the south and Daspur II CD Block, in Paschim Medinipur district, in the west. It is located 36 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.

Amta II CD Block has an area of 135.42  km2. Amta police station serves this CD Block. Amta II panchayat samity has 14 gram panchayats. The block has 68 inhabited villages. Headquarters of this block is at Jaypur Fakirdas.

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.


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