Namkhana

E640705

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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Label Occurrences
Namkhana canonical 3

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Statements (48)

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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