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'''Chanchal''' ({{lang-bn|চঞ্চল}}) is a town in [[Malda District]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. |
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'''Chanchal''' ({{lang-bn|চঞ্চল}}) is a small town in [[Malda District]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It was the home of King [[Saratchandra Rai Bahadur]], who had built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. The palace was transformed into a government college few years back. Chanchal has now been transformed as a ''Mahakuma'' (subdivision) and the palace has been bought completely by the Govt of West Bengal. It forms the new courthouse of the town. [[Chanchal subdivision]] consists of six blocks [[Harishchandrapur|Harishchandrapur–I]], [[Harishchandrapur|Harishchandrapur–II]], Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, [[Ratua|Ratua–I]] and [[Ratua|Ratua–II]].<ref name=blocdir>{{cite web |
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}}</ref> Chanchal is the headquarters of the [[Chanchal subdivision]]. Also, the headquarters of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.<ref name=BDOaddresses>{{cite web | url = http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DM | title = Contact details of Block Development Officers | publisher = Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | work = Malda district | accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> |
}}</ref> Chanchal is the headquarters of the [[Chanchal subdivision]]. Also, the headquarters of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.<ref name=BDOaddresses>{{cite web | url = http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DM | title = Contact details of Block Development Officers | publisher = Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | work = Malda district | accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> |
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[[Chanchal subdivision]] consists of six blocks [[Harishchandrapur|Harishchandrapur–I]], [[Harishchandrapur|Harishchandrapur–II]], Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, [[Ratua|Ratua–I]] and [[Ratua|Ratua–II]].<ref name=blocdir>{{cite web |
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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 few years back. |
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Chanchal (Bengali: চঞ্চল) is a town in Malda District, West Bengal, India.
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 come under the "Tal" region of the district.
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 few years back.
References
- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Chanchal". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Malda district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. 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. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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