Basanti | |
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Census Town | |
  Basanti Location in West Bengal  Basanti Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°11′54″N 88°42′50″E / 22.1983°N 88.7139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Basanti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,625 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743312 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basanti (SC) |
| Website | www |
Basanti is a census town and a gram panchayat 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.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.