Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township

Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township is an industrial township in Suri I block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal

Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township
Industrial Town
Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23.8353°N 87.4633°E / 23.8353; 87.4633
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	731102 (Bhurkuna)
Telephone/STD code	0346
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Suri
Website	birbhum.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

Ajay River

Bakreshwar
River

Mayurakshi
River

Tilpara
Barrage

B

Patharchapuri

R

Bakreshwar

R

Deucha

R

Bara Chaturi

R

Nakrakonda

R

Abinashpur

R

Hetampur

R

Purandarpur

R

Angar Garia

R

BTPP Township

R

Kankartala

R

Khoyrasol

R

Panrui

R

Chandrapur

R

Lokpur

R

Mohammad Bazar

R

Dubrajpur

M

Sainthia

M

Suri

M

Rajnagar

CT

Ahmedpur

CT

Kalipur

CT

Karidhya

CT

  

Cities and towns in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Barrage.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station, along with the industrial township, are spread across parts of Suri I and Dubrajpur blocks. Small villages, such as Bangaon and Sadaipur, are located in the area. Larger villages, such as Chinpai and Kachujor, are located nearby.^[1][2]

Police station

Sadaipur police station has jurisdiction over Suri I block.^[3][4]

Neel Nirjan

The reservoir, formed by erecting a dam in the Bakreshwar River, named Neel Nirjan (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.^[5]{It can be seen on the map alongside, but it is not marked.)

Economy

The 1,050 MW Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited, was commissioned between 1999 and 2009.^[6]

Transport

NH 14 (old numbering NH 60), running from Moregram (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through the area. The portion of the highway passing through this area was earlier known as Panagarh-Morgram Highway^[2]

The Andal-Sainthia branch line passes through this area. There are stations at Chinpai and Kachujor.^[7]

Education

BKTPP Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya is a co-ed higher secondary school located in the township. Established in 1997, the school follows the course curricula of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) for Standard 10th and 12th Board examinations respectively.^[8]

References

1. Sarajit Pramanick, Birbhumer Ahankar:Bakreshwar Tapbidyut Kendra, Paschim Banga, Birbhum special issue, pp. 189–192, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West Bengal
2. Google maps
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum" (PDF). Table 2.1. Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
4. "Birbhum Police". Police Stations. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
5. Sarkar, Joydeep, Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela, Paschim Banga, Birbhum special issue, page 200, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West Bengal.
6. "Bakreswar Thermal Power Project". The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
7. "53535 => 63535 Andal-Sainthia Memu". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
8. "Bktpp Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya - Suri-I, Birbhum - Reviews, Fee Structure, Admission Form, Address, Contact, Rating - Directory". EduGorilla Listings. Retrieved 24 December 2021.