Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township Explained

Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township
Settlement Type:Industrial Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.8353°N 87.4633°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Birbhum
Unit Pref:Metric
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:731102 (Bhurkuna)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:0346
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Birbhum
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Suri

Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township is an industrial township in Suri I block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal

Geography

Location

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station, along with the industrial township, are spread across parts of Suri I and Dubrajpur blocks. Small villages, such as Bangaon and Sadaipur, are located in the area. Larger villages, such as Chinpai and Kachujor, are located nearby.[1] [2]

Police station

Sadaipur police station has jurisdiction over Suri I block.[3] [4]

Neel Nirjan

The reservoir, formed by erecting a dam in the Bakreshwar River, named Neel Nirjan (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Sarajit Pramanick, Birbhumer Ahankar:Bakreshwar Tapbidyut Kendra, Paschim Banga, Birbhum special issue, pp. 189 - 192, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West Bengal
  2. Google maps
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum . Table 2.1 . Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 30 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Birbhum Police . Police Stations . West Bengal Police . 30 January 2018 . 12 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180212131641/http://birbhumpolice.org/policestation.php . dead .
  5. Sarkar, Joydeep, Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela, Paschim Banga, Birbhum special issue, page 200, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West Bengal.