Sonakhali
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Sonakhali is a village in Canning subdivision
Canning subdivision
Canning subdivision , is a subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of four community development blocks: Basanti, Canning–I, Canning–II and Gosaba. The four blocks contain 46 gram panchayats...

 of South 24 Parganas district in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. It is a popular starting point for a trip to Sundarbans
Sundarbans
The Sundarbans [Sundarban Tour Booking-9051115228] is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language...

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Geography

Sonakhali is located at 22.2127090°N 88.6863710°E.

Sonakhali, located near Basanti, is 100 km (03 hrs) drive from Kolkata. Sonakhali to Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India and is home to a rich population of different species of wildlife...

(The Jungle Lodge) is 2½ hrs by boat.
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