Ghatal
City in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city in West Bengal, India. For its namesake community development block, see Ghatal (community development block). For its namesake subdivision, see Ghatal subdivision. For its namesake parliamentary constituency, see Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Ghatal is a city and a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district. It is the headquarters of the Ghatal subdivision.
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Ghatal | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Medinipur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Ghatal Municipality |
• MP | Dev |
• MLA | Shital Kapat |
Area | |
• Total | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 54,591 |
• Density | 5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB50 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
Website | paschimmedinipur |
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