Dantan II (community development block)
| Dantan II দাঁতন II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| community development block | |
 Dantan II
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 186.48 km2 (72.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 134,347 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dantan II (community development block) is an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dantan and Belda police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Khakurdah.[1][2]
Geography
Jankapur, a constituent panchayat of Dantan II block, is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
Dantan II community development block has an area of 186.48 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Dantan II block/ panchayat samiti are: Haripur, Jankapur, Porolda, Sabra, Sauri-Kotbar, Talda and Turka.[3]
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Dantan II block had a total population of 134,347, out of which 68,738 were males and 65,609 were females. Dantan II block registered a population growth of 17.01 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.[4]
