Durgachak

Durgachak is a town in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Durgachak
Neighbourhood in Haldia municipality
Durgachak Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 88°8′0″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721602

Geography

8km
5miles

Nayachar

Haldi River

Hooghly River

Rupnarayan

Haldia Port

S

Kukrahati

R

Geonkhali

R

Chaitanyapur

R

Sona Chura

R

Reyepara

R

Durgachak

N

Sutahata

N

Mahishadal

R

Barda

CT

Ashadtalya

CT

Nandigram

CT

Garh
Kamalpur

CT

Haldia

M

  

Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL.^[1]

Police station

Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over Haldia CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km² with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality.^[2][3]

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Places of interest

• Balughata
• Gopaljew Temple
• Shiva Mandir
• Township Riverside
• Patikhali Riverside

Transport

Legend

km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Durgachak railway station and Durgachak Town railway station are situated on the Panskura-Haldia line.^[9]

References

1. http://wikimapia.org/1290168/hi/Durga-Chak-Town-Railway-Station Map of Durgachak (Wikimapia)
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Durgachak PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. Google Maps
6. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
7. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
8. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
9. "38089 Howrah-Haldia Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

External links

• About Durgachak
• Haldia travel guide from Wikivoyage