Bhangonkhali

Bhangonkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Area overview
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in the Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location
Bhangonkhali is located at 22.2811°N, 88.6844°W.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhangonkhali had a total population of 15,127, of which 7,684 (51%) were males and 7,443 (49%) were females. There were 2,933 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bhangonkhali was 6,945 (56.95% of the population over 6 years).

Transport
Bhangonkhali is on the State Highway 3 (locally popular as Basanti Highway).

Education
Sukanta College, established in 2008, is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, history, political science, and a general course in arts.

Fulmancha Hritu Bhakat High School is a coeducational institution.

Kheria Siddiquia Senior Madrash a is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1958. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.

Kanthalberia MSK School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2004. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.

Choradakatia Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.

Healthcare
Basanti Rural Hospital at Basanti, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Basanti CD block.