| Mecheda | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.405°N 87.8525°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Medinipur |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
| 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: | 721137 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03228 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-29 & WB-30 |
Mecheda is a town in Kolaghat community development block in West Bengal, India.[1] The town is the entrance point of Purba Medinipur district which lies upon the South Eastern Railway Zone and in proximity to Haldia, Tamluk, Digha and Contai, Egra.
Summers are hot, but the winters are mild with the mercury hardly going below 11 °C. During the winter, weather is relatively warmer than other places in Purba Medinipur.
Mecheda is famous for its own popular Mechedar vegetable Chop and potatoes chop.[2] [3]
Mecheda is the gateway of Purba Medinipur district. NH 41, Kalaikunda air force base about 100 km from Mecheda. Mecheda Railway station is well-connected by connected by South Eastern railway.[4] There is a central bus stand connected by roads.[5] Mecheda acts as a junction point for travellers who are going to Haldia Port.
Mecheda has a number of schools, it has a semi-government engineering college, the College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat.[6] The college was conceived and planned by Professor Shankar Sen, an educationist and a former vice chancellor of Jadavpur University, in 1998.