Chanditala | |
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Village | |
 Chanditala bazaar | |
  Chanditala Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chanditala Chanditala (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°41′27″N88°15′58″E / 22.6909°N 88.2662°E /22.6909; 88.2662 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| NearestCity | Serampore |
| Named after | From the Temple of Maa Chandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| • Body | Barijahatty Gram Panchayet |
| Area | |
• Total | 93.45 km2 (36.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,984 |
| • Density | 42.63/km2 (110.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chanditalian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 712702 |
| Telephone code | 03212 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
| Website | wb |
Chanditala is a village inChanditala II community development block ofSrirampore subdivision inHooghly District in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.[1]
As per the2011 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).[2]
Chanditala is located at22°41′27″N88°15′58″E / 22.6909°N 88.2662°E /22.6909; 88.2662.
Chanditala police station has jurisdiction over theChanditala I CD Block and a part ofChanditala II CD Block.[3][4]
The headquarters of Chanditala II CD Block are located at Chanditala.[5]
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 andDankuni 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).[6][2] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Villages and census towns in Chanditalagram panchayat are:Bamandanga,Benipur, Chanditala,Kalachhara andPairagachha.[7]
Chanditala Rural Hospital (60 bedded public hospital).[8]Medisky Hospital & Diagnostic (110 bedded private hospital).[9]
The nearest railway station isGobra railway station onHowrah-Bardhaman chord ofKolkata Suburban Railway network. Had a Railway Station from 1915–1971 underNarrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen besideSH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhileMartin's Light Railways Sheakhala line.
The main road isSH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected toNH 19 (old number NH 2).
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