Sundarbans Coastal Region District

West Bengal

Sundarbans Coastal Region district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Canning. It covers 4,200 sq km and had a population of 12,50,000 at the 2011 census, a density of 297 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Canning
Area
4,200 sq km
Population
12.50 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
297 /km²
Literacy Rate
76.2%
Sex Ratio
953
per 1,000 males
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Sundarbans Coastal Region District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Sundarbans Coastal Region district.

Total Population
12.50 Lakh
Male Population
6.40 Lakh
Female Population
6.10 Lakh
Rural Population
11.80 Lakh
Urban Population
70,000
Scheduled Caste
5.20 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
65,000
Literacy Rate
76.2%
Population Density
297 /km²
Sex Ratio
953
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 82.4%Female literacy 69.8%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Sundarbans Coastal Region district.

2
Tehsils
13
Blocks
110
Nyay Panchayats
110
Gram Panchayats
850
Villages
Headquarters
Canning
Languages
Bengali, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
21.88° N, 88.67° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Sundarbans Coastal Region

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Jaynagar

Constituency No. 19 · Scheduled Caste
Partial
Pratima Mondal
Pratima Mondal
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Gosaba
  • Basanti
  • Kultali
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Sundarbans Coastal Region

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Gosaba
No. 127 · Jaynagar
SM
Subrata Mondal
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Basanti
No. 128 · Jaynagar
SM
Shyamal Mondal
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Kultali
No. 129 · Jaynagar
GN
Ganesh Chandra Naskar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Sundarbans Coastal Region

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Sundarbans Coastal Region district.

  • Pratima Mondal
    Pratima Mondal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Jaynagar · No. 19
  • SM
    Subrata Mondal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Gosaba · No. 127
  • SM
    Shyamal Mondal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Basanti · No. 128
  • GN
    Ganesh Chandra Naskar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Kultali · No. 129

Election History

Lok Sabha

Jaynagar · No. 19

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCPratima Mondal
    Votes 8,94,312Vote share 62.87%Margin 4,70,219
    1. 1. Pratima Mondal · AITC8,94,312 (62.87%)
    2. 2. Ashok Kandari · BJP4,24,093 (29.81%)
    3. 3. Samarendra Nath Mondal · RSP68,210 (4.79%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Sundarbans Coastal Region
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 19
3 Assembly
No. 127, 128, 129

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Sundarbans Coastal Region District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Canning
Area
4,200 sq km
Population
12.50 Lakh
Population density
297 per km²
Sex ratio
953 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
76.2%
Languages
Bengali, English
Tehsils
2
Blocks
13
Gram panchayats
110
Villages
850
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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