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<p><span class="autocomment">Culture</span></p>
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Munsirhat<br />
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| settlement_type = Census Town<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.65|N|88.08|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah District|Howrah]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 711410<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91 3214<br />
| registration_plate = WB-xx xxx<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sreerampur]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Jagatballavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jagatballavpur]]<br />
| website = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]<br />
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'''Munsirhat''' is part of the [[Jagatballavpur]] block in the [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Howrah District|Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The Block Development office is located in Munsirhat.{{Clarify|reason=What is the Block Development office and why is it important?|date=September 2019}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Munsirhat is located at {{Coord|22.65|N|88.08|E|}}.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Amta Road (part of [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|State Highway 15]]) passes through the town. Besides Munsirhat-Udaynarayanpur Road and Munsirhat-Maju Road also start from here.<br />
===Bus===<br />
==== Government bus====<br />
*C11/1 Munsirhat- [[Howrah]]<br />
*E12 Udaynarayanpur- [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]<br />
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====Public Bus====<br />
* E44 Rampur - [[Howrah Station]]<br />
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====Mini Bus====<br />
* 34 Purash - [[Howrah Station]]<br />
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* Pancharul - [[Howrah Station]]<br />
* Garbhawanipur- Rubi Hospital<br />
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===Train===<br />
[[Munsirhat railway station]] is a station on the [[Howrah]]–[[Amta]] line<ref>{{cite web |url = http://irfca.org/~samit/amta.html |title = Aiming for Amta |accessdate = 2009-01-27 |last = |first = |work = |publisher = irfca.org |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100621022533/http://irfca.org/~samit/amta.html |archive-date = 21 June 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah South Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. Besides [[Munsirhat railway station]], [[Mahendralalnagar railway station]], which is about {{convert|1|km}} away from the main town, between the villages of Dhasa and Ballavbati, also serves the locality. Munsirhat is 30 km from [[Howrah Station]].<ref>http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_se.pdf</ref>{{Dead link|date=September 2019}}<br />
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==Economics==<br />
Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hawrah.html |title = Primary Hats/Markets of District |accessdate = 2009-01-27 |last = |first = |work = |publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090707074924/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hawrah.html |archive-date = 7 July 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2019}} There are several banks operating in the area including [[State Bank of India]] (SBI), [[Bank of India]] (BOI), [[UCO Bank]] and [[Indian Bank]].<br />
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==Culture==<br />
Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old ''[[At-chala|atchala]]'' temple and ''rasmancha'' in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.<ref>Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, ''Howrah Jelar Purakirti'' (in Bengali), pp. 115–116, Government of West Bengal</ref><br />
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Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of govt. aided free primary schools.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Howrah District}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]</div>
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