| Amdanga | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.8053°N 88.5065°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3,855 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 743221 (Arkhali Amdanga) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03217 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barrackpore |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Amdanga |
Amdanga is a village and a gram panchayat in the Amdanga CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Amdanga is located at 22.8053°N 88.5065°W.
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[2] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[3]
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.
Amdanga police station covers an area of 138.8 km2 and serves a total population of 139,328. It has jurisdiction over Amdanga CD Block.[4]
The headquarters of Amdanga CD block are located at Amdanga village.[5]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Amdanga had a total population of 3,855, of which 1,989 (52%) were males and 1,866 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 430. The total number of literate persons in Amdanga was 2,720 (79.42% of the population over 6 years).[6]
National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Amdanga.[7]
Amdanga Rural Hospital with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Amdanga CD block. There are primary health centres at Adhata (Adhata-Joypur PHC with 6 beds), Masunda (Marich PHC with 10 beds) and Baraberia PHC (with 6 beds).[8]
Map of Amdanga CD Block on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.[9]