Munsirhat
Munsirhat মুন্সীরহাট | |
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Town | |
Munsirhat Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°ECoordinates: 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Howrah |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 711410 |
Telephone code | 91 3214 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB-xx xxx |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sreerampur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jagatballavpur |
Website |
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Munsirhat is part of the Jagatballavpur bloc in the Howrah Sadar subdivision of the Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The Bloc Development office is located in Munsirhat.
Geography
Munsirhat is located at 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E
Transport
It is a station in the Howrah–Amta section[1] of Kolkata Suburban Railway system. This area has two railway stations, Munshirhat and Mahendralalnagar. A later station is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the main town, but between the village of Dhasa and Ballavbati. Munsirhat is 39.57 kilometres (24.59 mi) from Howrah Station.[2]
Munsirhat is on the Howrah–Amta bus route.
Public Bus
- E44Howrah Station — Rampur
Mini Bus
- 34 Howrah Station – Ghoradaha-Purash
- 36 Howrah Station – Khandarghat
CTC series
- C11/1 Howrah Station - Munsirhat
- E12 Esplanade – Udaynarayanpur
- E13 Esplanade – Jangipara
Economics
Munsirhat has about fifty units manufacturing spectacles.[3] It is one of the markets of the district.[4] four Nationalized bank SBI,BOI, Uco bank and Allahabad Bank have their branch functioning here. The SBI and Uco Bank branches are close to the munshirhat Bus Stop in Howrah-Amta bus route, while allahabad bank branch is close to the Munshirhat railway station in Purbasha Building
Culture
Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old 'atchala temple and rasmancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.[5]
Education
Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of govt. aided free primary schools.
References
- ↑ "Aiming for Amta". irfca.org. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "Distances in kilometers between stations" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ "Centre for Communication and Development". The Spectacles of doom. CCD-Kolkata (India). Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ "Primary Hats/Markets of District". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, Howrah Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), pp. 115–116, Government of West Bengal