Amta II আমতা II |
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Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°35′27″N 87°55′39″E / 22.59083°N 87.92750°E | |
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
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.