Jalangi (community development block)
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Jalangi জলঙ্গী সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Jalangi
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| Coordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°ECoordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 252,477 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 148,291 (58.73%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mushidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalangi |
| Website | murshidbad |
Jalangi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jalangi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sahebrampur. It is located 50 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
Jalangi is located at 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°E
Jalangi CD Block is bounded by Rajshahi District of Bangladesh, across the Padma, in the north and in the east, Karimpur I CD Block, in Nadia district, in the south and Raninagar I, Raninagar II and Domkal CD Blocks in the west.
Jalangi CD Block has an area of 122.00 km2.
The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.
Gram panchayats of Jalangi block/ panchayat samiti are: Choapara, Debipur, Faridpur, Ghoshpara, Jalangi, Katabari, Khairamari, Sadikhan's Dearh, Sagarpara and Sahebnaga.
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