| Chanditala | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.6909°N 88.2662°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
| Subdivision Type3: | Nearest City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Serampore |
| Named For: | From the Temple of Maa Chandi |
| Government Type: | Gram panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Barijahatty Gram Panchayet |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.45 |
| Population Total: | 3,984 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Chanditalian |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 712702 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 03212 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Serampore |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chanditala |
| Iso Code: | IN-WB |
| Official Name: | Chanditala |
Chanditala is a town in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala had a population of 3,984 of which 2,059 (52%) were males and 1,925 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 335. The total number of literates in Chanditala was 3,119 (85.48% of the population over 6 years).
Chanditala is located at 22.6909°N 88.2662°W.
Chanditala police station has jurisdiction over the Chanditala I CD Block and a part of Chanditala II CD Block.[2] [3]
The headquarters of Chanditala II CD Block are located at Chanditala.[4]
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[5] [6] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha.[7]
Chanditala Rural Hospital (60 bedded public hospital).[8] Medisky Hospital & Diagnostic (110 bedded private hospital).[9]
The nearest railway station is Gobra railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord of Kolkata Suburban Railway network. Had a Railway Station from 1915–1971 under Narrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen beside SH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhile Martin's Light Railways Sheakhala line.
The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to NH 19 (old number NH 2).