Chandrakona Road Explained

Chandrakona Road
Settlement Type:Inhabited place
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7369°N 87.3365°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, Santali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721253 (Satbankura)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03227
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jhargram
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Salboni

Chandrakona Road is an inhabited place in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Chandrakona Road is located at 22.7369°N 87.3365°W.

Area overview

The Paschim Medinipur district, before separation from Jhargram, had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Garbeta police station has an outpost at Chandrakona Road.[3]

Transport

The town is situated at the intersection of the National Highway 14, running from Morgram to Kharagpur (Old National Highway 60) and the National Highway 116B, running from Nandakumar to Chandaneswar.

Chandrakona Road railway station is situated on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway zone.

Education

Gourav Guin Memorial College was established at Chandrakona Road, PO Satbankura in 2008. Affiliated with Vidyasagar University, it offers honours courses in Bengal, English and history and a general course in arts.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011. page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2020.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013. Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics . 10 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Garbeta PS. Paschim Medinipur Police . 7 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Gourav Guin Memorial College. GGMC. 7 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Gourav Guin Memorial College. College Admission . 7 September 2020.