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Chaitanyapur is located in West Bengal  Chaitanyapur Location in West Bengal, India  Chaitanyapur Chaitanyapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,169 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721645, 721654 (Chaitanyapur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03224 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haldia |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Chaitanyapur is a village and a gram panchayat, in Sutahata CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As per 2011 Census of India Chaitanyapur had a total population of 3,169 of which 1,660 (52%) were males and 1,509 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 286. The total number of literates in Chaitanyapur was 2,692 (93.38% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Chaitanyapur is located at 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E.
Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Education[edit | edit source]
Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO Chaitanyapur was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[3] Vivekananda Mission Asram Sikshayatan and Saradamoni Vidyalaya are also notable school in chaitanyapur.
Transport[edit | edit source]
Chaitanyapur is located at the crossing of Kukrahati-Haldia Road and Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.[4]
Barda railway station nearby is a station on the Panskura-Haldia line.[5] The line was constructed in 1968[6] and was electrified in 1974-76.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya". vmm. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ "38093=> 38055 Panskura-Haldia Local". Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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