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Garhbeta III

Garhbeta III
গড়বেতা III
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Garhbeta III is located in West Bengal
Garhbeta III
Garhbeta III
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°43′01″N 87°20′22″E / 22.7169400°N 87.3395200°E / 22.7169400; 87.3395200Coordinates: 22°43′01″N 87°20′22″E / 22.7169400°N 87.3395200°E / 22.7169400; 87.3395200
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 312.82 km2 (120.78 sq mi)
Elevation 56 m (184 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 169,528
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721253 (Satbankura)
721257 (Nayabasat)
Area code(s) 03227
Vehicle registration WB-34
Literacy 72.21%
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Salboni
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Garhbeta III is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

In Garhbeta III CD Block 95% of the cultivated area has alluvial soil and 5% has lateritic soil. Garhbeta III CD Block is drought prone.

Satbankura, one of the constituent gram panchayats, is located at 22°43′01″N 87°20′22″E / 22.7169400°N 87.3395200°E / 22.7169400; 87.3395200.

Garhbeta III CD Block is bounded by Garhbeta I CD Block in the north, Chandrakona II CD Blocks in the east, Keshpur and Salboni CD Blocks in the south and Garhbeta II CD Block in the west. It is located 48 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.

Garhbeta III CD Block has an area of 312.12 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 8 gram panchayats, 115 gram sansads (village councils), 232 mouzas and 188 inhabited villages. Garhbeta and Goaltore police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Satbankura.


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