Dantan II (community development block)
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Dantan II দাঁতন II |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Dantan II
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| Coordinates: 21°53′29″N 87°22′32″E / 21.8912910°N 87.3756410°ECoordinates: 21°53′29″N 87°22′32″E / 21.8912910°N 87.3756410°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.56 km2 (71.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 155,017 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721445 (Khakurda) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 82.45% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dantan II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Danatan area is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged. In Dantan II CD Block 100% of the cultivated area has highly productivealluvial soil.
Jankapur, a constituent panchayat of Dantan II block, is located at 21°53′29″N 87°22′32″E / 21.8912910°N 87.3756410°E.
Dantan II CD Block is bounded by Narayangarh CD Block in the north, Patashpur II and Egra I CD Blocks, in Purba Medinipur district, in the east, Mohanpur CD Block in the south and Dantan I CD Block, in the west.
It is located 58 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
Dantan II CD Block has an area of 185.56 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 114 gram sansads (village councils), 128 mouzas and 118 inhabited villages. Belda police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Dhaneswarpur.
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