Kushmandi (Community development block)
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Kushmandi কুশ্মণ্ডী সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Kushmandi
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| Coordinates: 25°31′20″N 88°21′26″E / 25.52236°N 88.357269°ECoordinates: 25°31′20″N 88°21′26″E / 25.52236°N 88.357269°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 310.50 km2 (119.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 198,752 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balurghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kushmandi |
| Website | ddinajpur |
Kushmandi (community development block) is an administrative division in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kushmandi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kushmandi.
Kushmandi is located at 25°31′20″N 88°21′26″E / 25.52236°N 88.357269°E.
Kushmandi community development block has an area of 310.50 km2.
The Tangon River flows through the Kushmandi block.
Gram panchayats of Kushmandi block/ panchayat samiti are: Akcha, Berail, Deul, Kalikamora, Karanji, Kushmandi, Maligaon and Udaypur.
A forest situated near the India-Bangladesh border,has many ponds and old trees. It is very beautiful place where many people come for picnics in winter. On X-mas day and New year day the place becomes crowded by the travelers for enjoying nature's beauty of the place and Mahipal dighi.
Mahipal dighi, a large lake, is located in Kushmandi block. It has a length of 4 km approx and a diameter 0.6 km. It was dug by King Mahipal II of the Pal dynasty. There are debris of a nilkuthi on the northern bank of the Lack which was established by Mr. Thomas, an indigo merchant, a friend of William Carey
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