Hanskhali (community development block)
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Hanskhali হাঁসখালি সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Hanskhali
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| Coordinates: 23°22′04″N 88°37′59″E / 23.3677471°N 88.6331463°ECoordinates: 23°22′04″N 88°37′59″E / 23.3677471°N 88.6331463°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.69 km2 (95.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 293,040 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 212,314 (80.11%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 741505 (Hanskhali) 741502 (Bagula) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03472 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-51, WB-52 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Krishnaganj, Ranaghat Uttar Purba |
| Website | nadia |
Hanskhali is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Hanskhali police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Hanskhali. It is located 13 km from Krishnanagar, the district headquarters.
Hanskhali is located at 23°22′04″N 88°37′59″E / 23.3677471°N 88.6331463°E.
Hanskhali CD Block is bounded by Krishnaganj CD Block in the north, Chaugachha Upazila of Jessore District in Bangladesh in the east, Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD Blocks in the south and Krishnanagar I and Santipur CD Blocks in the west.
Hanskhali CD Block has an area of 246.69 km2.
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.
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