Kamarkundu

Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kamarkundu
Village
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Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°12′E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Languages
• Official	Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haripal
Website	wb.gov.in

Geography

Kamarkundu is located at 22°50′N 88°12′E

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.^[1]

Economy

Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Howrah-Tarakeswar section there are 48 trains that carry commuters from 21 railway stations. In the Howrah-Bardhaman (chord line) section 48 trains carry commuters from 30 railway stations.^[2]

Transport

At Kamarkundu railway station, the Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line goes above the Howrah-Bardhaman chord. Since the lines are at two levels, trains cannot switch routes. Platforms are at two levels.^[3]

External links

• Map of Hooghly district

References

1. "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. Dey, Teesta. "The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal" (PDF). eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
3. "Trivia". Highest speed sections of track. IRFCA. Retrieved 15 January 2012.