Chanchal

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Chanchal
চঞ্চল
Town
Chanchal
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E / 25.39; 87.99Coordinates: 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E / 25.39; 87.99
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Languages
  Official BengaliEnglish
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chanchal, Malatipur

Chanchal 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 / 25.39; 87.99.[1] Chanchal is the headquarters of the Chanchal subdivision. Also, the headquarters of the ChanchalI CD block is here.[2]

Chanchal subdivision consists of six blocks HarishchandrapurI, HarishchandrapurII, ChanchalI, ChanchalII, RatuaI and RatuaII.[3] Chanchal comes 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 in 1969.it was the hometown also Shibaram Chakraborty.

References

  1. "Yahoo maps location of Chanchal". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
  2. "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Malda district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  3. "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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