Pathankhali is a village and a
gram panchayat
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within the jurisdiction of the
Gosaba
Gosaba is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Gosaba police station in the Gosaba CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
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police station in the
Gosaba
Gosaba is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Gosaba police station in the Gosaba CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Sir Daniel Ma ...
CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Canning subdivision
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
13.97% of the total populat ...
of the
South 24 Parganas
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district in the
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West Bengal
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.
Geography
Area overview
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8
census town
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s in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the
Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the
Sundarbans National Park
The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-w ...
and a major portion of it is a part of the
Sundarbans settlements
The Sundarbans settlements refer to the areas of the Sundarbans that were cleared of forests for human habitation in the present North 24 Paganas and the South 24 Parganas districts in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per the ...
. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The
Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as ''khals''. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Location
Pathankhali is located at .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Pathankhali had a total population of 1,414, of which 712 (50%) were males and 702 (50%) were females. There were 200 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates persons in Pathankhali was 986 (81.22% of the population over 6 years).
Education
Sundarban Hazi Desarat College
Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, established in 1961, is an undergraduate college in Pathankhali, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
Departments Science
*Chemistry
*Physics
*Mathematics
*Botany
*Zoology
*A ...
, established in 1961, is affiliated with the
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...
. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, education, political science, accountancy and general courses in arts, commerce and science.
Healthcare
Gosaba Rural Hospital at
Gosaba
Gosaba is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Gosaba police station in the Gosaba CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
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, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Gosaba CD block.
References
{{South 24 Parganas topics
Villages in South 24 Parganas district