Durgachak

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Durgachak
Neighbourhood in Haldia municipality
Durgachak is located in West Bengal
Durgachak
Durgachak
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 88°8′0″E / 22.06667°N 88.13333°E / 22.06667; 88.13333Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 88°8′0″E / 22.06667°N 88.13333°E / 22.06667; 88.13333
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721602

Durgachak is a town in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL.[1]

Police station[edit]

Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over Haldia CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km2 with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality.[2][3]

Urbanisation[edit]

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.[4]

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.

Places of interest[edit]

  • Balughata
  • Gopaljew Temple
  • Shiva Mandir
  • Township Riverside
  • Patikhali Riverside

Transport[edit]

Legend
km
Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line
UpperLeft arrow
Kharagpur–Puri line
Left arrow
Right arrow
Kharagpur–Bankura–
Adra line
Nimpura
Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
Girimaidan
Hijli
Left arrow Kharagpur-Puri line
0
 Kharagpur
NH 60
7
 Jakpur
13
 Madpur
19
 Shyam Chak
24
 Balichak
27
 Duan
30
 Radhamohanpur
35
 Haur
39
 Khirai
km
Kangsabati River
44
 Panskura
Raghunathbari
20
Right arrow
to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli–
Bishnupur branch line (u/c)
Rajgoda
28
48
 Narayan Pakuria Murail
Saheed Matangini
33
51
 Bhogpur
Tamluk
36
00
54
 Nandaigajan
Nandakumar
10
57
 Mecheda
(planned)
Mayana
43
 Keshabpur
(planned)
Bolaipanda
49
 Satish Samanta Halt
NH 41
51
 Mahishadal
Haldi River
60
 Barda
Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
21
66
 Basulya Sutahata
Deshapran
33
Tata Chemicals
(planned)
Nandigram
71
 Durgachak
(planned)
Kandiamari
74
 Durgachak Town
Silpaprabesh
77
Henria
39
Haldia Petrochemicals
Nachinda
52
IOC Haldia Refinery
Kanthi
63
79
 Bandar
Sitalpur
69
Haldia Dock Complex
Sujalpur
71
81
 Haldia
Ashapurna Devi
Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
Badalpur
78
60
 Kolaghat
Ramnagar (Bengal)
Rupnarayan River
Talga Chhari River
64
 Deulti
(planned)
Egra
67
 Ghoraghata
Tikra
88
70
 Bagnan
to Jaleswar on Kharagpur–
Puri line (under construction)
Left arrow
Right arrow
to Amta on Santragachi–
Amta branch line (planned)
Digha
94
Damodar River
78
 Kulgachia
km
79
 Bir Shibpur
Left arrow
to Pujali on
Sealdah South lines (planned)
83
 Uluberia
85
 Phuleswar
88
 Chengel
Fort Gloster Jute Mill
(abandoned)
91
 Bauria
95
 Nalpur
Ambuja Cement
97
 Abada │
Abada
rail yard
99
 Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
 Andul
105
 Mourigram
Right arrow
Santragachi–Amta
branch line
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
 Santragachi
Padmapukur
NH 12 (Kona Expressway)
Guest Keen Williams
109
 Ramrajatala
111
 Dasnagar
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
112
 Tikiapara
Right arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
115
 Howrah
km
Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Durgachak railway station and Durgachak Town railway station are situated on the Panskura-Haldia line.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://wikimapia.org/1290168/hi/Durga-Chak-Town-Railway-Station Map of Durgachak (Wikimapia)
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Durgachak PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Google Maps
  6. ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  7. ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  8. ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  9. ↑ "38089 Howrah-Haldia Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

External links[edit]


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