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'''Nekurseni''' is a small town in [[Paschim Medinipur District]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] located approximately 50&nbsp;km south of [[Kharagpur]]. Nekurseni is an ancient town dating back to the era of Ashoka. Nekurseni is named after the wife of the fabled giant Nekursena. The [[National Highway 60 (India)|NH 60]], familiar as O. T. Road before has connected this town to the rest part of India.<br />
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[[Nekurseni railway station]] is administrative control of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]. Nearby two stations are [[Belda railway station|Belda]] and [[Dantan railway station|Dantan]]. Nearby railhead junction station is Khargapur.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Nekurseni is located at {{Coord|21.92475|N|87.27965|E|type:city_region:IN-WB|display=inline,title}}. The gram panchayats Ranisarai-8 located in the Narayangarh community development block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district.<br />
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== Culture and festival ==<br />
Inspired by Bengali Cultures. Most famous festivals are Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, Diwali and another one.<br />
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== Going to Nekurseni ==<br />
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=== From Kolkata ===<br />
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*'''By Train:''' It's 162&nbsp;km from [[Howrah]] via Khargapur, previous station is Belda.<br />
*'''By Bus:''' It's too hard to go through Bus.<br />
Local Trains from Khargapur are frequently available which stops at Nekurseni.<br />
Starting from morning 6.30 am at Khargapur, there are 4 trains to Nekurseni till 6 pm.<br />
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=== From Kharagpur or Midnapore ===<br />
Take a bus to Sonakonia from Khargapur or [[Midnapore]]. From Kharagpur it takes about 60 min.<br />
Mainly two Bus stands -<br />
Nekurseni School<br />
Nekurseni Bazar<br />
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=== From Dantan or Sonakonia ===<br />
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Take a bus to [[Contai]] or Midnapore from Sonakonia or Dantan. From Dantan it takes about 15 minute.<br />
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== Schools ==<br />
*Nekurseni Vivekananda Vidyabhaban<br />
*Nekurseni Primary School<br />
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== References ==<br />
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# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008"]. West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-12-27.<br />
# [http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=ED "Contact details of Block Development Officers"]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Paschim Medinipur district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-27.<br />
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