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Munsirhat | |
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Census Town | |
  Munsirhat Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates:22°39′N88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E /22.65; 88.08 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711410 |
| Telephone code | 91 3214 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-xx xxx |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jagatballavpur |
| Website | howrah |
Munsirhat is a village inJagatballavpur CD block in theHowrah Sadar subdivision of theHowrah district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Munsirhat is located at22°39′N88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E /22.65; 88.08.
Amta Road (part ofState Highway 15) passes through the town. Besides Munsirhat-Udaynarayanpur Road and Munsirhat-Maju Road also start from here.
Munsirhat railway station is a station on theHowrah–Amta line[1] of theKolkata Suburban Railway system. BesidesMunsirhat railway station,Mahendralalnagar railway station, which is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the main town, between the villages of Dhasa and Ballavbati, also serves the locality. Munsirhat is 30 km fromHowrah Station.[2]
Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district.[3][failed verification] There are several banks operating in the area includingState Bank of India (SBI),Bank of India (BOI),UCO Bank, Bandhan Bank andIndian Bank.
Sekrahati or Shankarhati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century oldatchala (eight-tier) Hindu temple andRas Mancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.[4]
Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival.And Munsirhat Celebrates Every year Fateali Mela.
Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of government aided free primary schools.[citation needed]
