Daspur II (community development block)

Daspur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.GeographyIn Daspur II CD Block, the area is a flat deltaic country intersected by numerous rivers and water courses. It is a flood prone area and is affected by water logging in the rainy season. 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive alluvial soil.Daspur is located at.Daspur II CD Block is bounded by Khanakul I CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, Khanakul II CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the east, Panskura CD Block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the south and Daspur I CD Block in the west. It is located 58 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.Daspur II CD Block has an area of 165.45 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 14 gram panchayats, 161 gram sansads (village councils), 162 mouzas and 157 inhabited villages. Daspur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Sonakhali.