Kulgachia Explained

Kulgachia
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.46°N 88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Howrah
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:4
Population Total:149249
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:711306

Kulgachia is a village of Howrah district in the state West Bengal, India. The rail station located at the center of the town is only 40 km from howrah station and NH6 is only about 500 meter from the station area. Over the last five years it has been changed, developed and grown drastically to a town from village life though it is under panchayet raj administrative system yet. Populations are dramatically increased here nowadays due to the good communication with Kolkata, Kharagpur and other economically important parts of the state West Bengal.

Infrastructure

Notable transportation networks include the Southeastern Railway, NH6, and Damodar. The Orissa Trunk Road is the main road and passes through the heart of the town. It connects to National Highway No-6, the Bombay Road.

Kulgachia has a railroad station.

Beside the station area there are two markets popularly known as Kulgachia super market and Ramkrisha market. Both of the markets have different types of shops, including a number of pharmacies. Chandipur Block Primary Health Centre popularly known as Chandipur hospital is only from the station.

Geography

Kulgachia is located in the eastern part of India[1] With an average elevation of 4m (13feet). It is situated close to the Damodar River.

As it is an unplanned Panchayet town right now and has been known to suffer from drainage problems during periods of heavy rain. Other persistent issues are erosion caused by the Damodar river and encroachment.

Demographics

The Kulgachia area is estimated to have a population of 10,987,778.

Bus routes

Colleges

Schools

KG Schools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kulgachi. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2010. 18 December 2012.