Basanti

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Basanti is a town and community development block in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India, known for its location in the Sundarbans region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community development block
town
additionalOfficialLanguage English NERFINISHED
administrativeHierarchyLevel community development block headquarters
administrativeUnitOf Basanti community development block NERFINISHED
belongsTo rural development administration of West Bengal NERFINISHED
blockHeadquartersOf Basanti CD block NERFINISHED
coastline no direct coastline but within coastal deltaic region
country India
countryCode IN
demographicsType rural population dominated
district South 24 Parganas NERFINISHED
districtType rural district
division Presidency division NERFINISHED
governingBody Gram panchayat
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasFeature mangrove-influenced environment
proximity to Sundarbans Tiger Reserve region
hasTransportConnection local waterways in Sundarbans region
road links to Canning and other nearby towns
languageSpoken Bengali NERFINISHED
English
Hindi
localGovernmentType rural local body
locatedIn India
South 24 Parganas district NERFINISHED
Sundarbans NERFINISHED
West Bengal
locatedInEcologicalRegion Ganges Delta NERFINISHED
locatedInRiverDelta Hooghly–Matla river system NERFINISHED
locatedNear Sundarbans mangrove forest NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Bengali
partOf Sundarbans area of South 24 Parganas NERFINISHED
planningAgency Government of West Bengal rural development department NERFINISHED
postalCodeType PIN
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
aquaculture
fishing
small-scale trade
region Sundarbans NERFINISHED
state West Bengal
stateCode WB NERFINISHED
subdivision Canning subdivision NERFINISHED
susceptibleTo cyclones
flooding
storm surges
terrain low-lying deltaic plain
timeZone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30

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