Amlajorah Explained

Amlajorah
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.4771°N 87.3928°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Bardhaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:713212 (Rajbandh)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:0343
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bardhaman-Durgapur

Amlajorah is one of the oldest village in Kanksa CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

It is about 8 km from Durgapur.

Transport

Rajbandh (part of Howrah-Delhi main line) is the nearest railway station, which is approximately 2km away from Amlajorah. It is also well connected by bus from Durgapur and Panagarh.

NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road passes approximately 2.5km away from the village.

Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal is the nearest domestic airport. It commenced operations in May 2015 and is roughly 30km (20miles) from Amlajorah.

Police station

P.S is Kanksa which has jurisdiction over Kanksa CD Block. The area covered is 280 km2.

Education

Amlajorah has one Higher secondary and one primary school.

Nearest engineering college is Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management.

Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences is a medical college with 300-bedded multi-speciality health care venture, located approx 2.5km from Amlajorah.