Namkhana

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Namkhana is a coastal town and community development block in West Bengal, India, known as a gateway to the Sunderbans region and for its fishing and tourism-based economy.

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Namkhana canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community development block
town
administrativeDivisionOf South 24 Parganas district
borderedBy riverine channels of the Sundarbans
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country India
distanceFrom Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
district South 24 Parganas district
environmentalSignificance proximity to Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem
governedAs community development block
hasBridge Hatania-Doania bridge
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
hasEconomicActivity boat transport services
fish processing
inland fishing
marine fishing
small-scale trade
tourism services
hasRiverCrossing Hatania-Doania river crossing
hasSector agriculture
aquaculture
rural tourism
hasTransportLink Namkhana railway station
knownFor fishing industry
gateway to the Sundarbans
tourism
localGovernance gram panchayats
locatedIn Ganges Delta
coastal West Bengal
locatedNear Bakkhali
Fraserganj
Henry Island
Sagar Island
officialLanguage Bengali
English
partOf Kakdwip subdivision
Sundarban coastal belt
linked to: Sundarbans
primaryLanguage Bengali
railwayLine Sealdah–Namkhana line
railwayZone Eastern Railway zone
region Sundarbans
state West Bengal
subjectTo coastal erosion
cyclones
storm surges
tidal flooding
tourismAttractionType beach tourism gateway
eco-tourism gateway

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