Chandrakona I
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Chandrakona I চন্দ্রকোণা I |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Chandrakona I
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| Coordinates: 22°43′48.0″N 87°34′48.0″E / 22.730000°N 87.580000°ECoordinates: 22°43′48.0″N 87°34′48.0″E / 22.730000°N 87.580000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193.54 km2 (74.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 136,006 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721201 (Chandrakona) 721232 (Manoharpur) |
| Area code(s) | 03225 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 78.93% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandrakona |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Chandrakona I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
In Chandrakona I CD Block is a flat deltaic country intersected by numerous rivers and water courses. 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive alluvial soil.
Chandrakona is located at 22°44′N 87°31′E / 22.73°N 87.52°E.
Chandrakona I CD Block is bounded by Goghat I and Goghat II CD Blocks, in Hooghly district, in the north, Ghatal CD Block in the east, Daspur I CD Block in the south and Chandrakona II and Garhbeta I CD Blocks in the west.
It is located 53 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
Chandrakona I CD Block has an area of 193.54 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 6 gram panchayats, 102 gram sansads (village councils), 132 mouzas and 126 inhabited villages. Chandrakona police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Bamaria, Kshirpai.
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