Champadanga
| Champadanga | |
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| Coordinates | 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°ECoordinates: 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Hooghly |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 5 metres (16 ft) |
Champadanga (Bengali: চাঁপাডাঙা) is a village under Tarakeswar bloc and police station in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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[edit] Geography
Champadanga is located at 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E.
[edit] Demographics
Champadanga has a population of 1,214[1]
[edit] Economics
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2] Chief products are potato and rice.
[edit] Education
Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga High School, Naskarpur Netaji Prathamik Vidyalaya
[edit] Transport
The Howrah-Amta line of Martin's Light Railways was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.[3] The lines were in operation till their closure in 1971.[4]
The new Howrah-Amta broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974-75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by South Eastern Railway along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-Munsirhat stretch was inaugurated in 2000.[5] The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.[6] However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.[7]
[edit] Communication
Champadanga area exchange with code 3212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, Chanditala, Dihi-badpur, Dwarhatta, Eksara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Masat, Nalipur, Rajbalhat, Shaympur, and Tarakeswar. [8]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "CENSUS DATA District Name :HUGLI(12) Block Name :Tarakeswar(0005)". Govt of West Bengal. http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php?State_Cd=19&Dist_Cd=12&Blk_Cd=0005. Retrieved 2009-01-27.[dead link]
- ^ "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Howrah District (1909)". IRFCA. http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/howrah-district.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Howrah-Amta-Bargachia Line". http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/Howrah_Amta_Bargachia%20Line.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. http://www.blonnet.com/2000/07/24/stories/142460l2.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Lalu remote-launches 2 S-E Rly projects". The Hindu Business Line, 1 January 2005. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010101151700.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2006". http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/quest.asp?qref=120859. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Adjacent Area Dialling Schemes". BSNL. http://kolkata.bsnl.co.in/stdadjacent.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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