Gangajalghati is an administrative division in Bankura Sadar subdivision

Bankura Sadar subdivision

Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Bankura municipality and eight community development blocs: Bankura — I, Bankura — II, Barjora, Chhatna, Gangajalghati, Mejia, Onda and Shaltora. The eight blocks...

 of Bankura district

Bankura District

Bankura district is one of the seven districts of Burdwan Division in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district has been described as the “connecting link between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west.” The areas to the east and north-east are low lying alluvial...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Gangajalghati police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Amarkanan.

Geography

Gangajalghati is located at 23.42°N 87.12°E. It has an average elevation of 110 metres (361 feet). It is on NH 60

National Highway 60 (India)

National Highway 60 or NH 60 is a National Highway of India that runs from the junction with NH 5 at Balasore to NH 2. It passes through Jaleswar, Dantan, Belda, Kharagpur, Salboni, Bishnupur, Bankura, Gangajalghati, Mejia and Raniganj....

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Gangajalghati community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 371.20  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Gangajalghati block/ panchayat samiti are: Ban Asuria, Barsol, Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Lachmanpur, Latiabani, Nityandapur and Pirrabani.

Demographics

Gangajalghati CD Block had a population of 1,62,007 in 2001. Out of this 83,974 are literates and 23,504 are below six years of age.

Economy

The Government of West Bengal along with District Administration have selected few blocks of Bankura District as the most promising areas for setting up big and medium scale Industries. Gangajalghati is one of them.