Champapukur Explained

Champapukur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.6572°N 88.8131°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas district
Subdivision Type3:Block
Subdivision Name3:Basirhat II (community development block)
Leader Title1:Panchayat Pradhan
Leader Name1:Sapna Saha Sapna Saha
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Idris Ali
Leader Title3:Sapna Saha
Leader Name3:ATM Abdullah[1]
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:743291
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91 3217 249, 279
Registration Plate:WB26
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Basirhat
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Basirhat Uttar
Iso Code:IN-WB

Champapukur is a village and a gram panchayat in Basirhat II CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.

Etymology

Champapukur is named after a pond which even today is at the heart of the village.

Geography

Champapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the eastern India. The Bangladesh border - at Taki is situated about 20 km from here.

The average altitude is 11 metres. Ichamati River at Basirhat is just 6 km from here. Also Champapukur have many ponds.

Champapukur is 58 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah–Hasnabad line of Eastern Railway.

Climate

The climate is tropical — like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon — from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.

Temperature :41 °C in May (Maximum) and 10 °C in January (Minimum)

Relative Humidity: Between 50% in March & 90% in July

Rainfall: 1,579mm(Normal)[2]

Amenities

Amenities in the village include schools, library, post office, telephone, mobile network, cable network and a bank. It has a playground.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chapna Pukhuria had a total population of 5,738, of which 2,948 (51%) were males and 2,790 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 659. The total number of literates in Chapna Pukhuria was 3,990 (78.56% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Economy

The main economic industry is agriculture. Although some people are associated in government service and business.

Major Points

Hatkhola: Hatkhola is the prime market here. People gather here, play cards make an amicable atmosphere.
Champapukur Rail Gate: This is another junction of rail station and many other para roads.
Rajapur is a nearby market where all kinds of necessary commodities are available.

Transport

Road

Champapukur is communicated with Basirhat in the east, Kholapota at the north and Malancha at south. The Taki Road (SH 35) is just 2 km from here.

Rail

Champapukur [4] is also connected by railways. This is a station of Hasnabad-Basirhat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.

Culture

The main feature one can find in this village is the bonding among the people. Durga Puja and Kali Puja are the main festival here. Apart from that there is a Basanti Puja, Neel Puja. Saraswati puja is also very famous. People of age 8 to 80 participate in the puja and enjoy at their best. The main thing is that there is no religious bar on those festivals, people from all communities, castes, religions can enjoy the festival with great commitment and harmony.

Hazratalar Mela (Charok Mela) is an old religious gathering held on penultimate day of Bengali month Chaitra (Mid of April each year). People from various community come from many parts of Bengal to dedicate their puja for Lord Shiva.

Sports

Football and Cricket are popular games played here. CSA organizes football tournament each year where many teams from Basirhat to Kolkata participate.

Clubs

Education

Schools

The schools are either run by the state government or by private organisations. Schools mainly use English or Bengali as the medium of instruction. The schools are affiliated to WBBSE, WBCHSE and Cisce.

College

Basirhat Mahabodhi College of Education:[5] This B.Ed. college is privately run college and is affiliated with WUUttepa.
Basirhat College is only 5 km from here.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MLAs of North 24 parganas . 14 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140118020218/http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/page.php?nm=mp_mla . 18 January 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: North 24 Parganas weather. north24parganas.gov.in. 2011-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114001835/http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/page.php?nm. 14 November 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Champapukur passing trains. .
  5. Web site: Champapukur B.Ed. College. .