Chaitanyapur

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Chaitanyapur
Village
Chaitanyapur - Haldia - East Midnapore 2015-09-18 3922.JPG
Chaitanyapur is located in West Bengal
Chaitanyapur
Chaitanyapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,169
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721645 , 721654 (Chaitanyapur)
Telephone/STD code03224
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHaldia
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

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.

Geography[]

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[]

Chaitanyapur is located at

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22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834.

Urbanisation[]

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.[1]

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.

Demographics[]

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).[2]

Transport[]

Chaitanyapur is located at the crossing of Kukrahati-Haldia Road and Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.[3]

Barda railway station nearby is a station on the Panskura-Haldia line.[4] The line was constructed in 1968[5] and was electrified in 1974-76.[6]

Education[]

Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO Chaitanyapur was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[7] Vivekananda Mission Asram Sikshayatan and Saradamoni Vidyalaya are also notable school in chaitanyapur.

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Google maps
  4. ^ "38093=> 38055 Panskura-Haldia Local". Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya". vmm. Retrieved 26 April 2017.


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