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{{Short description|Proposed district in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sundarbans
| native_name =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|Proposed District]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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| map_caption = Location of Sundarbans district in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|22.1751965|N|88.4200762|E|display=title,inline|type:adm2nd_region:IN-WB}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Canning Town|Canning]]<ref name="headquarters"/>
| leader_title = [[List of subdivisions of West Bengal|Subdivisions]]
| leader_name = Canning Town Sadar or Jaynagar Sadar,<ref name="headquarters"/> [[Kakdwip subdivision|Kakdwip]]
| leader_title1 = [[Community Development Block|CD Blocks]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jaynagar I]], [[Jaynagar II]], [[Mathurapur I]], [[Mathurapur II]], [[Kultali (community development block)|Kultali]], [[Canning I]], [[Canning II]], [[Basanti (community development block)|Basanti]], [[Gosaba (community development block)|Gosaba]], [[Kakdwip (community development block)|Kakdwip]], [[Namkhana (community development block)|Namkhana]], [[Patharpratima (community development block)|Patharpratima]], [[Sagar (community development block)|Sagar]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]], [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]]
| leader_title3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name3 = [[Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gosaba]], [[Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basanti]], [[Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kultali]], [[Patharpratima (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patharpratima]], [[Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kakdwip]], [[Sagar (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sagar]], [[Raidighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raidighi]], [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]], [[Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Canning Paschim]], [[Canning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Canning Purba]]
| total_type = Total
| area_total_km2 = 3,497.7
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,335,448
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 251,498
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 76.20 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_info2 = 949 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_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>
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://sundarbanpolice.wb.gov.in/}}
}}

'''Sundarbans district''' is a proposed district to be created in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The district would be carved out from the existing [[South 24 Parganas|South 24 Parganas district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা সুন্দরবন, হিঙ্গলগঞ্জে অবশেষে ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/sundarban-is-announced-as-new-district-of-west-bengal-sta-937639.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=News18 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা সুন্দরবন, হিঙ্গলগঞ্জের সভা থেকে জানিয়ে দিলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/mamata-banerjee-announces-from-hingalganj-meeting-of-new-district-sandarban-31669716674261.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002645/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/mamata-banerjee-announces-from-hingalganj-meeting-of-new-district-sandarban-31669716674261.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা হচ্ছে সুন্দরবন, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/uttar-24-parganas/mamata-banerjee-announces-sundarbans-as-new-district-in-west-bengal/wb20221129135645873873697 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=ETV Bharat |language=bn}}</ref> The district headquarters would be [[Canning Town|Canning]] or [[Jaynagar Majilpur|Jaynagar]].<ref name="headquarters">{{cite web |title=সুন্দরবন জেলা তৈরির সিদ্ধান্তে বিপাকে নবান্ন |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/nabanna-in-trouble-about-sundarban-zila-project-/articleshow/52616356.cms |access-date=2016-06-06 |website=EiSamay |language=bn}}</ref>

==History==
In November 2015, the [[Government of West Bengal]] announced its intention to create the district in the near future.<ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা হচ্ছে সুন্দরবন |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/world/india/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=2015-11-27 |website=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=বিজেপি ক্ষমতায় গেলে ‘সুন্দরবন’ নামে জেলা |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/world/india/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2021-03-23 |website=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref> Under this proposal, Sundarbans district will be created from thirteen [[Community Development Block|community development blocks]] namely [[Jaynagar I]], [[Jaynagar II]], [[Mathurapur I]], [[Mathurapur II]], [[Kultali (community development block)|Kultali]], [[Canning I]], [[Canning II]], [[Basanti (community development block)|Basanti]], [[Gosaba (community development block)|Gosaba]], [[Kakdwip (community development block)|Kakdwip]], [[Namkhana (community development block)|Namkhana]], [[Patharpratima (community development block)|Patharpratima]] and [[Sagar (community development block)|Sagar]] in [[South 24 Parganas|South 24 Parganas district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=সুন্দরবনকে পৃথক জেলা ঘোষণা করার কাজ এগিয়ে নিয়ে যাওয়া হোক, নির্দেশ মমতার |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/chief-minister-asks-chief-secretary-to-take-necessary-action-for-making-different-district-in-name-of-sundarban-31637234899868.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203102604/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/chief-minister-asks-chief-secretary-to-take-necessary-action-for-making-different-district-in-name-of-sundarban-31637234899868.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2021 |access-date=2021-11-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=কোন এলাকা নিয়ে হবে সুন্দরবন জেলা, শুরু চর্চা |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/24-parganas/which-areas-will-be-included-in-sundarbans-district-speculation-arose/cid/1360473 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Anandabazar Patrika |language=bn}}</ref> In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.<ref>{{cite web |title=সুন্দরবন এবার নতুন জেলা! এতে কী সুবিধা হবে সেখানকার মানুষের? জানুন |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/sundarbans-new-districts-in-west-bengal-is-sundarban-a-district-pb-860120.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=News18 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা হিসেবে নাম ঘোষণা হওয়ায় খুশির হাওয়া সুন্দরবনে |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/dakshin-24-parganas/local-people-are-happy-as-sundarbans-to-be-formed-as-new-district/wb20220802224650168168976 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=ETV Bharat |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ’মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/mamata-banerjee-announces-seven-new-districts-will-be-formed-in-west-bengal-dgtl-photogallery/cid/1360091 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Anandabazar Patrika |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে নতুন ৭ জেলা, এক নজরে কোন কোন জেলা ভাগ হল |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/kolkata/story/mamata-banerjee-announced-7-new-districts-west-bengal-know-name-these-districts-sbm-430955-2022-08-01 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=AajTak Bangla |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে ৭ নতুন জেলার ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/mamata-banerjee-chief-minister-announces-7-new-district-names-in-west-bengal/articleshow/93268507.cms |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=EiSamay |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=২৩ থেকে বেড়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে জেলার সংখ্যা হল ৩০! কোন জেলা ভেঙে কোন জেলা তৈরি হল? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/pictures/news-districts-in-west-bengal-check-full-list-as-mamata-banerjee-announces-7-new-districts-to-take-it-to-30-31659350249500.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=bn}}{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal To Get 7 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-to-get-7-new-districts-announces-mamata-banerjee-3213052 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal to have 7 new districts in six months for better administration |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-to-have-7-new-districts-in-six-months-for-better-administration/articleshow/93286162.cms |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-7-new-districts-west-bengal-districts-created-abolished-8064221/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/west-bengal-to-get-7-new-districts-announces-cm-mamata-banerjee-11659346022057.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Mint |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Districts of West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Proposed districts of West Bengal]]
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Sundarbans district - Revision history

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