8km
5miles

Ajay River

Bakreshwar
River

Mayurakshi
River

Tilpara
Barrage

B

Patharchapuri

R

Bakreshwar

RV

Deucha

R

Bara Chaturi

R

Nakrakonda

R

Abinashpur

R

Hetampur

R

Purandarpur

R

Angar Garia

R

BTPP Township

R

Kankartala

R

Khoyrasol

R

Panrui

R

Chandrapur

R

Lokpur

R

Mohammad Bazar

R

Dubrajpur

M

Sainthia

M

Suri

M

Rajnagar

CT

Ahmedpur

CT

Kalipur

CT

Karidhya

CT

  

Location

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station, along with the industrial township, are spread across parts of Suri I and Dubrajpur blocks. Small villages, such as Bangaon and Sadaipur, are located in the area. Larger villages, such as Chinpai and Kachujor, are located nearby.

Police station

Sadaipur police station has jurisdiction over Suri I block.

Neel Nirjan

The reservoir, formed by erecting a dam in the Bakreshwar River, named Neel Nirjan (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.{It can be seen on the map alongside, but it is not marked.)

Economy

The 1,050 MW Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited, was commissioned between 1999 and 2009.

Transport

NH 14 (old numbering NH 60), running from Moregram (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through the area. The portion of the highway passing through this area was earlier known as Panagarh-Morgram Highway

The Andal-Sainthia branch line passes through this area. There are stations at Chinpai and Kachujor.

Education

BKTPP Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya is a co-ed higher secondary school located in the township. Established in 1997, the school follows the course curricula of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) for Standard 10th and 12th Board examinations respectively.