Durgachak Explained

Durgachak
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Haldia municipality
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.0667°N 88.1333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1
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:721602

Durgachak is a town in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL.[1]

Police station

Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over Haldia CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km2 with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality.[2] [3]

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[4]

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.

Places of interest

Transport

Durgachak railway station and Durgachak Town railway station are situated on the Panskura-Haldia line.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/1290168/hi/Durga-Chak-Town-Railway-Station Map of Durgachak (Wikimapia)
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 10 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 .
  3. Web site: Durgachak PS . Purba Medinipur District Police . 10 November 2016.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Table 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 21 April 2019 .
  5. Web site: 38089 Howrah-Haldia Local . Time Table. indiarailinfo . 10 November 2016.