Sundarbans
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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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