About Kakdwip

Kakdwip (Bengali: ) is head quarters of Kakdwip subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kakdwip is located at 215300N 881100E / 21.8833N 88.1833E / 21.8833; 88.1833 . In the 2001 census, Kakdwip CD Block had a population of 2,39,381 out of which 1,22,792 were males and 1,16,589 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 25.93% for Kakdwip, against 20.89% in South 24 Parganas district.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.