Basirhat district
Basirhat | |
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Interactive map of Basirhat | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′40″N 88°52′01″E / 22.66111°N 88.86694°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Basirhat |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Basirhat Sadar |
| • CD Blocks | Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Hingalganj |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Basirhat, Bangaon |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Swarupnagar, Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,777.02 km2 (686.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,271,810 |
| • Density | 1,278.44/km2 (3,311.14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 294,436 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.15 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | basirhatpolice |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Basirhat district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters would be Basirhat.