Sandeshkhali II

Sandeshkhali II সন্দেশখালি-2 উন্নয়ন সমষ্টি
Community development block
Sandeshkhali II Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°22′N 88°54′E / 22.36°N 88.90°E / 22.36; 88.90Coordinates: 22°22′N 88°54′E / 22.36°N 88.90°E / 22.36; 88.90
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24-Parganas
Government
• Type	Community development block
Area
• Total	197.27 km2 (76.17 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	160,976
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
• Total literates	98,805 (70.96%)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	743446 (Sandeshkhali)
Telephone/STD code	03218
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	123-Sandeshkhali, 126-Hingalganj
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

The Hungry Tide
In the beginning…there was nothing but forests here. There were no people, no embankments, no fields. Just kada and bada, mud and mangrove. At high tide most of the land vanished under water. And everywhere you looked there were predators – tigers, crocodiles, sharks, leopards…This was a time when people were so desperate for the land that they were willing to sell themselves for a bigha or two.

Sandeshkhali-II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sandeshkhali police station serves Sandeshkhali-I and Sandeshkhali-II blocks. Headquarters of this block is at Sandeshkhali. It is located 70 km from Barasat, the district headquarters.

Sandeshkhali is located at 22°22′N 88°54′E / 22.36°N 88.90°E / 22.36; 88.90.

Sandeshkhali II CD Block is bounded by Sandeshkhali I CD Block in the north, Hingalganj CD Block towards east, Basanti, Gosaba CD Blocks and Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the south and Canning II CD Block in South 24 Parganas district in the west.

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