Chanchal
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Chanchal (Bengali: চঞ্চল) is a town in Malda District, West Bengal, India.
[edit] Geography
Chanchal is located at 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E.[1] Chanchal is the headquarters of the Chanchal subdivision. Also, the headquarters of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.[2]
Chanchal subdivision consists of six blocks Harishchandrapur–I, Harishchandrapur–II, Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, Ratua–I and Ratua–II.[3] Chanchal comes under the "Tal" region of the district.
[edit] History
It was the home of Raja Saratchandra Rai Bahadur, who had built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. The palace was transformed into a government college in 1969.
[edit] References
- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Chanchal". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=25.39306&lon=87.99246&zoom=15&q1=Chanchal%252C%2520West%2520Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Malda district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DM. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ^ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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