Sundarbans
District
Clockwise from top: Kuthi of Port Canning Land, Matla bridge, Sundarbans, River Matla, and Canning Sports Complex
Sovereign state India
StateWest Bengal
Divisionspresidency
Established2022
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJaynagar (SC), Mathurapur (SC)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Demographics
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Sundarbans is a proposed district in presidency division, West Bengal.[1][2] The district will be formed by dividing the South 24 Parganas district.[3]

History

On 1 August 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared about the creation of Sundarbans district carving out from South 24 Parganas district.[1][3]

Education

College

Health facilities

The main hospital of Sundarbans district is Canning subdivisional hospital. It consists of 100 beds.[8] Besides, this district has three rural hospitals with 30 beds each: Matherdighi Rural Hospital, Basanti Rural Hospital, and Gosaba Rural Hospital.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday: Mamata Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Bankim Sardar College". College Dunia. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya". JRM. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Sukanta College". SC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sundarban Hazi Desart College". SHDC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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