Ghatal (community development block)
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Ghatal ঘাটাল |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Ghatal
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| Coordinates: 22°40′00″N 87°43′00″E / 22.666667°N 87.716667°ECoordinates: 22°40′00″N 87°43′00″E / 22.666667°N 87.716667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.05 km2 (83.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 219,555 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721212 (Ghatal) |
| Area code(s) | 03225 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 81.08% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Ghatal 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 Ghatal CD Block the soil is fertile alluvial and the area is a flat deltaic country intersected by numerous rivers and water courses. It is a flood prone area and is affected by water logging in the rainy season. 95% of the cultivated area has alluvial soil and 5% has lateritic soil.
Ghatal is located at 22°40′00″N 87°43′00″E / 22.666667°N 87.716667°E.
Ghatal CD Block is bounded by Goghat I CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, Khanakul I and Khanakul II CD Blocks, in Hooghly istrict, in the east, Daspur I CD Block in the south and Chandrakona I CD Block in the west.
It is located 58 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
Ghatal CD Block has an area of 216.05 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 12 gram panchayats, 166 gram sansads (village councils), 145 mouzas and 139 inhabited villages. Ghatal police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Ghatal.
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