▁I ▁CD ▁block ▁in ▁the ▁C anning ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg anas ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Area ▁over view ▁C anning ▁sub div ision ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁level ▁of ▁urban ization . ▁Only ▁ 1 2 . 3 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 8 7 . 6 3 % ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁areas . ▁There ▁are ▁ 8 ▁census ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁C anning ▁I ▁CD ▁block ▁and ▁only ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁sub div ision . ▁The ▁entire ▁district ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁G anges ▁D elta ▁with ▁numerous ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁area ▁( sh own ▁in ▁the ▁map ▁alongside ) ▁borders ▁on ▁the ▁Sund ar b ans ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sund ar b ans ▁settlement s . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁flat ▁low - lying ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁B id y ad h ari ▁pla ins . ▁The ▁Mat la ▁River ▁is ▁prominent ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁streams ▁and ▁water ▁channels ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁k h als . ▁A ▁compar atively ▁recent ▁country - wide ▁development ▁is ▁the ▁guard ing ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁areas ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁coast al ▁force . ▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁map ▁alongside ▁presents ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁sub div ision . ▁All ▁places ▁marked ▁in ▁the ▁map