Champadanga

Champadanga
চাঁপাডাঙা
Village
Champadanga

Location in West Bengal, India

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 Hooghly
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 712401
Telephone code 91 3212

Champadanga is a suburb under Tarakeswar bloc and police station in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Champadanga is located at 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E.

Demographics

Champadanga has a population of 1,214[1]

Economics

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2] Chief products are potato and rice.

Education

Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga High School, Naskarpur Netaji Prathamik Vidyalaya, Champadanga Bijay Krishna Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya, etc.

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]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "CENSUS DATA District Name :HUGLI(12) Block Name :Tarakeswar(0005)". Govt of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. ↑ "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Howrah District (1909)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Howrah-Amta-Bargachia Line". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Lalu remote-launches 2 S-E Rly projects". The Hindu Business Line, 1 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  7. ↑ "RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2006". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Adjacent Area Dialling Schemes". BSNL. Retrieved 2009-01-29.