Chanditala

Chanditala is a town in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Chanditala
Town
Chanditala
Chanditala bazaar
Chanditala Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chanditala Chanditala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.6909°N 88.2662°E / 22.6909; 88.2662
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Nearest City	Serampore
Named for	From the Temple of Maa Chandi
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
• Body	Barijahatty Gram Panchayet
Area
• Total	93.45 km2 (36.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,984
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Chanditalian
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	03212
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	wb.gov.in

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala had a population of 3,984 of which 2,059 (52%) were males and 1,925 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 335. The total number of literates in Chanditala was 3,119 (85.48% of the population over 6 years).^[2]

Geography

5km
3miles

Kotalpur

R

Krishnapur

CT

Garalgachha

CT

Barijhati

CT

Pairagchha

CT

Janai

CT

Chikrand

CT

Naiti

CT

Panchghara

CT

Baksa

CT

Begampur

CT

Purba Tajpur

CT

Jaykrishnapur

CT

Kapashanria

CT

Tisa

CT

Kharsarai

CT

Chanditala

R

Bhagabatipur

CT

Ramanathpur

CT

Kumirmora

CT

Nababpur

CT

Dudhkalmi

CT

Manirampur

CT

Gangadharpur

CT

Jangalpara

CT

Masat

CT

Furfura Sharif

R

Antpur

R

Jangipara

R

Rajbalhat

CT

Dankuni

M

  

Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chanditala is located at 22°41′27″N 88°15′58″E.

Police station

Chanditala police station has jurisdiction over the Chanditala I CD Block and a part of Chanditala II CD Block.^[3][4]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Chanditala II CD Block are located at Chanditala.^[5]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).^[6][2] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha.^[7]

Healthcare

Chanditala Rural Hospital (60 bedded public hospital).^[8] Medisky Hospital & Diagnostic (110 bedded private hospital).^[9]

Transport

• Railway

The nearest railway station is Gobra railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord of Kolkata Suburban Railway network. Had a Railway Station from 1915–1971 under Narrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen beside SH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhile Martin's Light Railways Sheakhala line.

• Road

Ahilyabai Holkar Road in Kalipur, near Chanditala.

The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to NH 19 (old number NH 2).

• Bus

Private Bus

• 26 Bonhooghly - Champadanga
• 26A Serampore - Aushbati
• 26C Bonhooghly - Jagatballavpur
• 57A Howrah Station - Chanditala
• E36 Esplanade - Champadanga
• 26B Howrah Station - Bandar (Dhanyaghori)
• 26/1 Dakshineswar - Bhagabatipur
• 4/41 Chinsurah - Chanditala
• Express Buses Esplanade - Bardhaman
• Esplanade - Bankura

References

1. "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
5. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
6. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
7. "Bamandanga". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2017.