Sabang (community development block)

Sabang is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sabang is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged in the rainy season resulting in loss of crops. In Sabang CD block 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive alluvial soil.

Sabang is located at 22°10′34″N 87°36′04″E / 22.176°N 87.601°E / 22.176; 87.601.

Sabang CD block is bounded by Pingla CD block in the north, Moyna CD block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the east, Patashpur I CD block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the south and Narayangarh CD block in the west.

It is located 45 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.

Sabang CD block has an area of 305.00 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 13 gram panchayats, 200 gram sansads (village councils), 232 mouzas and 226 inhabited villages. Sabang police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Sabang.

Gram panchayats of Sabang block/ panchayat samiti are: Balpai, Bhemua, Bishnupur, Bural, Chaulkuri, Danrra, Dasagram, Debhog, Mohar, Narayanbarh, Nawgaon, Sabang and Sartta.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sabang CD block had a total population of 270,492, all of which were rural. There were 138,924 (51%) males and 131,568 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 31,689. Scheduled Castes numbered 36,064 (13.33%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 16,818 (6.22%).