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.
It is about 8 km from Durgapur.
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.
P.S is Kanksa which has jurisdiction over Kanksa CD Block. The area covered is 280 km2.
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.