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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name | | name = Champadanga | ||
| other_name | | other_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | ||
| nickname | | nickname = | ||
| settlement_type | | settlement_type = Village | ||
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| image_caption | | image_caption = | ||
| pushpin_map | | pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption | | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | ||
| coordinates | | coordinates = {{coord|22.83|N|87.96|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| subdivision_type | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_type1 | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 | | subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 | | subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]] | ||
| established_title | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
| established_date | | established_date = | ||
| founder | | founder = | ||
| named_for | | named_for = | ||
| government_type | | government_type = | ||
| governing_body | | governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]] | ||
| unit_pref | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| area_footnotes | | area_footnotes = | ||
| area_rank | | area_rank = | ||
| area_total_km2 | | area_total_km2 = | ||
| elevation_footnotes | | elevation_footnotes = | ||
| elevation_m | | elevation_m = 5 | ||
| population_total | | population_total = 12518 | ||
| population_as_of | | population_as_of = 2011 | ||
| population_rank | | population_rank = | ||
| population_density_km2 | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
| population_demonym | | population_demonym = | ||
| population_footnotes | | population_footnotes = | ||
| demographics_type1 | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics1_title1 | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 | | demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] | ||
| timezone1 | | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| utc_offset1 | | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | ||
| postal_code_type | | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | ||
| postal_code | | postal_code = 712401 | ||
| area_code_type | | area_code_type = Telephone code | ||
| area_code | | area_code = 91 3212 | ||
| registration_plate | | registration_plate = WB | ||
| website | | website = {{URL|wb.gov.in}} | ||
| footnotes | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Champadanga''' is a | |||
'''Champadanga''' is a Town in [[Tarakeswar (community development block)|Tarakeswar]] CD Block in [[Chandannagore subdivision]] of [[Hooghly District|Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:Chapadanga GP Map.jpg|thumb]] | |||
Champadanga is located at {{Coord|22.83|N|87.96|E|}}. The village situated on the bank of [[Damodar River]]. | Champadanga is located at {{Coord|22.83|N|87.96|E|}}. The village situated on the bank of [[Damodar River]]. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Champadanga had a total population of 12,518 of which 6,343 (51%) were males and 6,175 (49%) | As per [[2011 Census of India]] Champadanga had a total population of 12,518 of which 6,343 (51%) were males and 6,175 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 1,167. The total number of literates in Champadanga was 9,386 (82.69% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 10 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Economics== | ==Economics== | ||
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | access-date= 2009-01-28 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref> | This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | access-date= 2009-01-28 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Champadanga is widely known for its architectural buildings as well. Some of the prominent business figures of this area are Ram Dinesh Poddar, Sudhir Poddar and bros. and The Shaw Family. Their businesses are attached with Real Estate, Transport, Clothing, Spices and Oil. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
There is a college named [[Rabindra Mahavidyalaya]] at Champadanga. | There is a college named [[Rabindra Mahavidyalaya]] at Champadanga. Apart from that there is a public High School named, Champadanga High School<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHAMPADANGA HIGH SCHOOL - Champadanga-ii, District Hugli (West Bengal) |url=https://schools.org.in/hugli/19120103201/champadanga-high-school.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=schools.org.in |language=en}}</ref>,Bijay Krishna Uchcha Balika Vidyalay(Girls High School) along with a government primary school named, Middeypara Primary School. | ||
This place is especially known for its art and culture.Here some special personalities are Pradip Pradhan (Artist),Biswanath Garai (Writer),Late Bijay Chakraborty (Artist),Late Gauranga Pal (Dramatist),Nitai Konar (Writer,Dramatist),Janajit Chakraborty (Writer, Artist). | |||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
The Howrah-Amta line of [[Martin's Light Railways]] was opened up to [[Domjur]] in 1897, and to [[Amta]] in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to [[Antpur]] was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/howrah-district.html | title=Howrah District (1909) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> The lines were in operation | The Howrah-Amta line of [[Martin's Light Railways]] was opened up to [[Domjur]] in 1897, and to [[Amta]] in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to [[Antpur]] was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/howrah-district.html | title=Howrah District (1909) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> The lines were in operation until their closure in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/Howrah_Amta_Bargachia%20Line.htm |title=Howrah-Amta-Bargachia Line |access-date=2009-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901145640/http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/Howrah_Amta_Bargachia%20Line.htm |archive-date=1 September 2005 }}</ref> | ||
The new [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]]-[[Amta railway station|Amta]] broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in | The new [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]]-[[Amta railway station|Amta]] broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974–75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by [[South Eastern Railway (India)|South Eastern Railway]] along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-[[Munsirhat]] stretch was inaugurated in 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.blonnet.com/2000/07/24/stories/142460l2.htm | archive-url= https://archive.today/20120731132405/http://www.blonnet.com/2000/07/24/stories/142460l2.htm | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2012-07-31 | title= Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated | publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000 | access-date= 2009-01-27 }}</ref> The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010101151700.htm | title= Lalu remote-launches 2 S-E Rly projects | publisher=The Hindu Business Line, 1 January 2005 | access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/quest.asp?qref=120859| title=RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2006| access-date=2009-01-27| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529070545/http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/quest.asp?qref=120859| archive-date=29 May 2011| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Champadanga | |
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Village | |
Champadanga is located in West Bengal  Champadanga Location in West Bengal, India  Champadanga Champadanga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,518 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712401 |
| Telephone code | 91 3212 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Champadanga is a Town in Tarakeswar CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Champadanga is located at 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E. The village situated on the bank of Damodar River.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As per 2011 Census of India Champadanga had a total population of 12,518 of which 6,343 (51%) were males and 6,175 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 1,167. The total number of literates in Champadanga was 9,386 (82.69% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Economics[edit | edit source]
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2] Champadanga is widely known for its architectural buildings as well. Some of the prominent business figures of this area are Ram Dinesh Poddar, Sudhir Poddar and bros. and The Shaw Family. Their businesses are attached with Real Estate, Transport, Clothing, Spices and Oil.
Education[edit | edit source]
There is a college named Rabindra Mahavidyalaya at Champadanga. Apart from that there is a public High School named, Champadanga High School[3],Bijay Krishna Uchcha Balika Vidyalay(Girls High School) along with a government primary school named, Middeypara Primary School.
This place is especially known for its art and culture.Here some special personalities are Pradip Pradhan (Artist),Biswanath Garai (Writer),Late Bijay Chakraborty (Artist),Late Gauranga Pal (Dramatist),Nitai Konar (Writer,Dramatist),Janajit Chakraborty (Writer, Artist).
Transport[edit | edit source]
The Howrah-Amta line of Martin's Light Railways was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.[4] The lines were in operation until their closure in 1971.[5]
The new Howrah-Amta broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974–75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by South Eastern Railway along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-Munsirhat stretch was inaugurated in 2000.[6] The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.[7] However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ↑ "CHAMPADANGA HIGH SCHOOL - Champadanga-ii, District Hugli (West Bengal)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Howrah District (1909)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ↑ "Howrah-Amta-Bargachia Line". Archived from the original on 1 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ↑ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Lalu remote-launches 2 S-E Rly projects". The Hindu Business Line, 1 January 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ↑ "RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2006". Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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