Chanditala, Hooghly
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala had a population of 3,984 of which 2,059 (52%) were males and 1,925 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 335. The total number of literates in Chanditala was 3,119 (85.48% of the population over 6 years).
Geography
3miles
Location
Chanditala is located at 22°41′27″N 88°15′58″E / 22.6909°N 88.2662°E.
Police station
Chanditala police station has jurisdiction over the Chanditala I CD Block and a part of Chanditala II CD Block.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Chanditala II CD Block are located at Chanditala.
Urbanisation
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Gram panchayat
Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha.
Healthcare
Chanditala Rural Hospital (60 bedded public hospital). Medisky Hospital & Diagnostic (110 bedded private hospital).
Transport
- Railway
The nearest railway station is Gobra railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord of Kolkata Suburban Railway network. Had a Railway Station from 1915–1971 under Narrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen beside SH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhile Martin's Light Railways Sheakhala line.
- Road
The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to NH 19 (old number NH 2).
- Bus
Private Bus
- 26 Bonhooghly - Champadanga
- 26A Serampore - Aushbati
- 26C Bonhooghly - Jagatballavpur
- 57A Howrah Station - Chanditala
- E36 Esplanade - Champadanga
- 26B Howrah Station - Bandar (Dhanyaghori)
- 26/1 Dakshineswar - Bhagabatipur
- 4/41 Chinsurah - Chanditala
- Express Buses Esplanade - Bardhaman
- Esplanade - Bankura
References
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- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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- ^ "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Bamandanga". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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