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Mankundu | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Mankundu Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Mankundu Mankundu (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°50′N88°20′E / 22.84°N 88.34°E /22.84; 88.34 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Burdwan |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Bhadreswar Municipality |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712139 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandannagar |
Mankundu is a neighbourhood inBhadreswar ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]
The nameMankundu comes from a prehistoric era when KingMan Singh sent a few soldiers to defeat the then mogdacoits in 17th era.
Mankundu is situated in Latitude: 22°84'N & Longitude: 88°34'E.
Mankundu B.Ed. College, was established at Mankundu in 2011.Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, an engineering college, was established at Mankundu in 2009.
Pearl Rosary School,Techno India Group Public School, Mankundu Vivekananda Wisdom Mission School, was established at Mankundu in 2011.
State Highway 6/Grand Trunk Road passes through Mankundu. Private Bus number2 (Chunchura Court -Dakshineswar) plies through here.[2]
Mankundu railway station is on theHowrah-Bardhaman main line.[3] It is part ofKolkata Suburban Railway system.
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