Chaitanyapur

Chaitanyapur
Village
Chaitanyapur
Chaitanyapur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,169
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721645 (Chaitanyapur)
Telephone/STD code 03224
Lok Sabha constituency Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency Haldia
Website purbamedinipur.gov.in

Chaitanyapur is a village and a gram panchayat, in Sutahata CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chaitanyapur had a total population of 3,169 of which 1,660 (52%) were males and 1,509 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 286. The total number of literates in Chaitanyapur was 2,692 (93.38 % of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

Chaitanyapur is located at the crossing of Kukrahati-Haldia Road and Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.[2]

Barda is a nearby station on the Panskura-Haldia line.[3]The line was constructed in 1968[4]and was electrified in 1974-76.[5]

Education

Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO Chaitanyapur was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Google maps
  3. ↑ "38093=> 38055 Panskura-Haldia Local". Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya". vmm. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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