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{{Short description|Town in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kakdwip
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Kakdwip Police Station.jpg
| image_alt =
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = Kakdwip Police Station
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.8791446|N|88.1912992|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 5.36
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 4
| population_total = 19368
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| 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>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 743347
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| 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]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur (SC)]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kakdwip]]
| website = {{URL|www.s24pgs.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kakdwip''' ({{IPA-bn|kɑːkd̪iːp|lang|LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-কাকদ্বীপ.wav}}) is a town of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is situated on the eastern banks of the [[Hooghly River]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Kakdwip subdivision]].

==History==
When the [[Tebhaga movement]] broke out in 1946, the peasant movement affected several areas of what is now South 24 Parganas. Kakdwip and [[Namkhana]] were the storm centres of the movement.<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 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9| publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 3 November 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>

==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'''<br/> R: rural/ urban centre<br/>Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue<br/>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
|mark-coord3= {{coord|21|52|33|N|88|11|7|E}}| label-pos3=bottom|label3= Kakdwip| numbered3=R| mark-title3= Kakdwip (R)|shape-color3=black| label-size3=13|label-color3=black 
|mark-coord4={{coord|21|35|6|N|88|15|30|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Fraserganj| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Fraserganj]] (R) |shape-color4=#0048BA
|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
|mark-coord7={{coord|21|47|48|N|88|21|19|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Patharpratima| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Patharpratima, South 24 Parganas]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|21|38|53|N|88|24|16|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Gobardhanpur| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Gobardhanpur]] (R) |shape-color8=#0048BA
|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=#0048BA
|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
|arc-coordC={{coord|21.5658|N|88.0763|E}}| arc-textC= Bay of Bengal | arc-text-colorC = soft blue| arc-angleC=200| arc-gapC=-1.0| arc-radiusC=1.6| arc-text-sizeC=14}}

===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 }}</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>

<small>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.</small>

===Location===
Kakdwip is located at {{coord|21.8791446|N|88.1912992|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|4|m}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kakdwip.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakdwip]</ref>

===Climate===
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).

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{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Kakdwip
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=25.4
|Feb high C=27.7
|Mar high C=31.4
|Apr high C=33.1
|May high C=33.4
|Jun high C=32.3
|Jul high C=30.7
|Aug high C=30.8
|Sep high C=31.2
|Oct high C=30.8
|Nov high C=28.1
|Dec high C=25.1

|Jan mean C=19.9
|Feb mean C=22.7
|Mar mean C=27
|Apr mean C=29.3
|May mean C=30
|Jun mean C=29.5
|Jul mean C=28.5
|Aug mean C=28.6
|Sep mean C=28.5
|Oct mean C=27.5
|Nov mean C=23.5
|Dec mean C=20

|Jan low C=14.5
|Feb low C=17.7
|Mar low C=22.6
|Apr low C=25.6
|May low C=26.7
|Jun low C=26.8
|Jul low C=26.4
|Aug low C=26.4
|Sep low C=25.9
|Oct low C=24.2
|Nov low C=19
|Dec low C=14.6

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=14
|Feb precipitation mm=17
|Mar precipitation mm=20
|Apr precipitation mm=34
|May precipitation mm=96
|Jun precipitation mm=244
|Jul precipitation mm=323
|Aug precipitation mm=322
|Sep precipitation mm=321
|Oct precipitation mm=172
|Nov precipitation mm=30
|Dec precipitation mm=1

|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'' (altitude: 4m)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/173707/ |title=Climate: Kakdwip |publisher=Climate Data |access-date=2014-01-14 }}</ref>

}}
</div>

==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop
| title = Population of Kakdwip
| state =
| 1951 = 1677
| 1961 = 3017
| 1971 = 5343
| 1981 = 7226
| 1991 = 10186
| 2001 = 14704
| 2011 = 19368
| footnote = Source:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 15 December 2019}}</ref>
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kakdwip had a total population of 19,368, of which 9,896 were males and 9,472 were females. There were 1,872 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 14,173, which constituted 73.2% of the population with male literacy of 77.1% and female literacy of 69.1%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 81.0%, of which male literacy rate was 85.7% and female literacy rate was 76.2%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 9,130 and 57 respectively. Kakdwip had a total of 4,448 households as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census of India: Kakdwip |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=378290 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

==Civic administration==
===Police station===
Kakdwip police station covers an area of {{cvt|91|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over parts of the [[Kakdwip (community development block)|Kakdwip]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundarbanpolicedistrict.org/each_police_station?psname=KAKDWIP|title = Kakdwip Police Station | work= Sundarban police district |publisher= West Bengal police | access-date = 23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas | work = Table No. 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 October 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Kakdwip is on the [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Kakdwip railway station]] is on the [[Sealdah South lines|Sealdah–Namkhana line]] of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<ref name="google"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-sealdah-namkhana-local-34792/14397/325/9534 | title = 34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local | work = Time Table | publisher = India Rail Info | access-date = 15 December 2019}}</ref>

===Commuters===
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328319153 | title = Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata |first= Bhaswati| last= Mondal| access-date = 16 December 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Sundarban Mahavidyalaya]], established in 1965, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and accounting & finance.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sundarbanmahavidyalaya.in/ | title = Sundarban Mahavidyalaya | publisher = SM | access-date = 25 October 2019}}</ref>

Kakdwip Birendra Vidyaniketan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kakdwip-birendra-vidyaniketan-hs-9qy24d | title = Kakdwip Birendra Vidyaniketan High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Kakdwip Sishu Sikshaytan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1963 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kakdwip-sishu-sikshaytan-high-school-342gr2 | title = Kakdwip Sishu Sikshaytan High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Kakdwip Government Sponsored Ashram High School For Girls is a Bengali-medium school for girls. It was established in 1980 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kakdwip-govt-sponsored-ashram-high-school-for-girls-yovr95 | title = Kakdwip Government Sponsored Ashram High School For Girls | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Sundarban Adarsha Vidyamandir High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1945 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/sundarban-adarsha-vidyamandir-kpn3w6 | title = Sundarban Adarsha Vidyamandir High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Akshaynagar Jnandamoyee Vidyaniketan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/akshay-nagar-jnandamoyee-vidyaniketan-hs-z5z80e | title = Akshaynagar Jnandamoyee Vidyaniketan High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Akshaynagar Kumarnarayan Madhyamik Sikshaytan Up High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1971 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/a-nagar-k-n-m-sikhayatan-up-kpn3dy | title = Akshaynagar Kumarnarayan Madhyamik Sikshaytan Up High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Bhubannagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1942 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/bhubannagar-high-school-0r5de3 | title = Bhubannagar High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Bhubannagar Bhubanmohan Vidyapith Secondary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/bhuban-nagar-bhubanmohan-vidyapith-8q359n | title = Bhubannagar Bhubanmohan Vidyapith Secondary School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Kalinagar Dwarikanath Institution Up Secondary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1970 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kalinagar-d-n-institution-up-7435rw | title = Kalinagar Dwarikanath Institution Up Secondary School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

Kashinagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1968 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kashinagar-high-school-342gd2 | title = Kashinagar High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Kakdwip Subdivisional Hospital, with 100 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kakdwip subdivision.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Hospitals.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics - Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 17 December 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons-inline|Category:Kakdwip}}

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district]]

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