Champadanga

Champadanga
—  village  —
Champadanga Location of Champadanga in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E / 22.83; 87.96Coordinates: 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E / 22.83; 87.96
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Hooghly
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 5 metres (16 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 712401 • Telephone • +91 3212

Champadanga (Bengali: চাঁপাডাঙা) is a village under Tarakeswar bloc and police station in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Champadanga is located at 22°50′N 87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E / 22.83; 87.96.

Demographics

Champadanga has a population of 1,214^[1]

Economics

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.^[2] Chief products are potato and rice.

Education

Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga High School, Naskarpur Netaji Prathamik Vidyalaya

Transport

The Howrah-Amta line of Martin's Light Railways was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.^[3] The lines were in operation till their closure in 1971.^[4]

The new Howrah-Amta broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974-75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by South Eastern Railway along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-Munsirhat stretch was inaugurated in 2000.^[5] The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.^[6] However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.^[7]

Communication

Champadanga area exchange with code 3212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, Chanditala, Dihi-badpur, Dwarhatta, Eksara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Masat, Nalipur, Rajbalhat, Shaympur, and Tarakeswar. ^[8]

External links

• Map of Hooghly district

References

1. ^ "CENSUS DATA District Name :HUGLI(12) Block Name :Tarakeswar(0005)". Govt of West Bengal. http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php?State_Cd=19&Dist_Cd=12&Blk_Cd=0005. Retrieved 2009-01-27. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. 
3. ^ "Howrah District (1909)". IRFCA. http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/howrah-district.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
4. ^ "Howrah-Amta-Bargachia Line". http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/Howrah_Amta_Bargachia%20Line.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
5. ^ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. http://www.blonnet.com/2000/07/24/stories/142460l2.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
6. ^ "Lalu remote-launches 2 S-E Rly projects". The Hindu Business Line, 1 January 2005. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010101151700.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
7. ^ "RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2006". http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/quest.asp?qref=120859. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
8. ^ "Adjacent Area Dialling Schemes". BSNL. http://kolkata.bsnl.co.in/stdadjacent.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-29.