Mecheda
Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mecheda is a town in Kolaghat community development block in West Bengal, India.[1] The town is the entrance point of Purba Medinipur district which lies upon the South Eastern Railway Zone and in proximity to Haldia, Tamluk, Digha and Contai, Egra.
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Mecheda | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 22.40499°N 87.8525162°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Government | |
• Body | Nagar Palika |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 721137 |
Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
Vehicle registration | WB-29 & WB-30 |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Summers are hot, but the winters are mild with the mercury hardly going below 11 °C. During the winter, weather is relatively warmer than other places in Purba Medinipur.[citation needed]
Mecheda is famous for its own popular Mechedar vegetable Chop and potatoes chop.[2][3]
Mecheda is the gateway of Purba Medinipur district. NH 41, Kalaikunda air force base about 100 km from Mecheda. Mecheda Railway station is well-connected by connected by South Eastern railway.[4] There is a central bus stand connected by roads.[5] Mecheda acts as a junction point for travellers who are going to Haldia Port.
Mecheda has a number of schools, it has a semi-government engineering college, the College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat.[6] The college was conceived and planned by Professor Shankar Sen, an educationist and a former vice chancellor of Jadavpur University, in 1998.
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