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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the Bakkhali river in [[Cox's Bazar District]], Bangladesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
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| postal_code = 743339
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| area_code = +91 3210
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-19 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-22, [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-95 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-99
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| website = {{URL|www.s24pgs.gov.in}}
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'''Bakkhali''' is a village within the jurisdiction of the [[Namkhana]] police station in the [[Namkhana (community development block)|Namkhana]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Kakdwip subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
[[File:Remains of Andrew Fraser's House.jpg|thumb|left|Remains of the house of Sir [[Andrew Fraser (civil servant)|Andrew Fraser]], [[List of Governors of Bengal|Lieutenant Governor of Bengal]] (1903–1908) (1903–1908), at Frasergunj]]

Sir [[Andrew Fraser (civil servant)|Andrew Fraser]], [[List of Governors of Bengal|Lieutenant Governor of Bengal]] (1903–1908) in the early twentieth century, is credited with "discovery" of the place. In recognition of his efforts, a part of the town is named [[Fraserganj]]. There is a dilapidated house near the beach, which according to the locals was the one in which Fraser used to stay.<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Fraser, Sir Andrew |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Fraser,_Sir_Andrew |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=350| height=350| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|21|43|0|N|88|14|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Places in Kakdwip subdivision (Kakdwip, Sagar, Namkhana, Patharpratima CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district''' R: rural/ urban centre Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord2={{coord|21|52|47|N|88|9|58|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Harwood Point| numbered2=R| mark-title2= [[Harwood Point]] (R) |shape-color2=#0048BA
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|mark-coord5={{coord|21|44|44|N|88|5|39|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Rudranagar| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Rudranagar]] (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|21|38|50|N|88|4|31|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Gangasagar| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Gangasagar]] (R) |shape-color6=#0048BA
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|mark-coord9={{coord|21|53|30|N|88|12|40|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Ganespur| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Ganespur]] (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|21|48|14|N|88|22|25|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Ramganga| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Ramganga, South 24 Parganas]] (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|21|45|25|N|88|5|53|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Harinbari| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Harinbari]] (R)
|mark-coord12={{coord|21|33|47|N|88|15|34|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Bakkhali| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Bakkhali]] (R)|shape-color12=black| label-size12=13|label-color12=black 
|mark-coord13={{coord|21.7858 |N|88.0853|E}}| label13=Sagar Island| label-color13 = Black| label-angle13=-0| label-pos13=right| label-size13=10| mark-size13=0| mark-title13=none
|mark-coord14={{coord|21.7858 |N|88.0163|E}}| label14=Hooghly River| label-color14 = #77A1CB| label-angle14=-60| label-pos14=right| label-size14=10| mark-size14=0| mark-title14=none
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===Area overview===
Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]]. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as [[Henry Island (India)|Henry Island]], [[Sagar Island]], Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the [[Sundarbans settlements]]. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas |work = Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physigraphy| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref >{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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===
Bakkhali is located at {{coord|21.5631|N|88.2595|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|4|m}}.

==Activities==
Bakkhali is unique in many ways. The windmills in Frasergunj serve as a power generating location. The rickshaw van is the only form of local transport.

Fishing is the primary occupation of the people. Agriculture is almost non-existent because of the extreme salinity of adjacent sea which inundates the land heavily affecting the fertility of the land.

There is a fishing harbour at Frasergunj run by Benfish, a wing of the state government has a presence nearby.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beach festival to tickle senses |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Beach-festival-to-tickle-senses/articleshow/419662.cms |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 January 2004 |language=en}}</ref>

==Tourism==

<gallery>
File:Bakkhalibeach.JPG|Bakkhali Beach during low tide
File:Bakkhali Beach.jpg|Bakkhali Beach during high tide
</gallery>

==Accessibility==
[[File:Namkhana Ferry.jpg|thumb|Ferry crossing across the Hatania Doania creek at Namkhana]]

[[Jambudwip]] and Lothian are two forested islands nearby. The only means of travel to the islands is by crude motorised country boat as there are no jetties in the islands. These islands are also places of tourist attraction nowadays.

==Transport==
Bakkhali lies on the [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]], approximately 125 km from [[Kolkata]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref> [[Namkhana railway station]] is nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Healthcare==
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at [[Fraserganj]], with ten beds.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 11 November 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.gangasagar-tourism.com/bakkhali-tour-package-with-bakkhali-tourist-lodge/ BOOK Bakkhali Tour Package With Bakkhali Tourist Lodge]

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* Travel stories published in [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051120/asp/calcutta/story_5497630.asp ''The Telegraph''] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926214735/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=30&id=147846&usrsess=1 ''The Statesman'']

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Villages in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Beaches of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bay of Bengal]]
[[Category:Sundarbans]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in South 24 Parganas district]]

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