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Chandrakona Road | |
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Inhabited place | |
Chandrakona Road is located in West Bengal  Chandrakona Road Location in West Bengal, India  Chandrakona Road Chandrakona Road (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°44′13″N 87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721253 (Satbankura) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03227 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Salboni |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Chandrakona Road is an inhabited place in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Chandrakona Road is located at 22°44′13″N 87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E.
Area overview[edit | edit source]
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[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.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Garbeta police station has an outpost at Chandrakona Road.[3]
Transport[edit | edit source]
The town is situated at the intersection of the National Highway 14, running from Morgram to Kharagpur (Old National Highway 60) and the National Highway 116B, running from Nandakumar to Chandaneswar.
Chandrakona Road railway station is situated on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway zone.
Education[edit | edit source]
Gourav Guin Memorial College was established at Chandrakona Road, PO Satbankura in 2008. Affiliated with Vidyasagar University, it offers honours courses in Bengal, English and history and a general course in arts.[4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "Garbeta PS". Paschim Medinipur Police. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Gourav Guin Memorial College". GGMC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Gourav Guin Memorial College". College Admission. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
