Chandrakona Road

Chandrakona Road
Inhabited place
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Coordinates: 22°44′13″N87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E / 22.73694; 87.33652 Coordinates: 22°44′13″N87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E / 22.73694; 87.33652
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721253 (Satbankura)
Telephone/STD code	03227
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Salboni
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Chandrakona Road is an inhabited place in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chandrakona Road is located at 22°44′13″N87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E / 22.73694; 87.33652 .

Area overview

The Paschim Medinipur district, before separation from Jhargram, had a total forest area of 1,700 km², accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic. ^[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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.

Civic administration

Garbeta police station has an outpost at Chandrakona Road. ^[3]

Transport

The town is situated at the intersection of the National Highway 14, running from Morgram to Kharagpur (Old National Highway 60) and the National Highway 116B, running from Nandakumar to Chandaneswar.

Chandrakona Road railway station is situated on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway zone.

Education

Gourav Guin Memorial College was established at Chandrakona Road, PO Satbankura in 2008. Affiliated with Vidyasagar University, it offers honours courses in Bengal, English and history and a general course in arts. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "Garbeta PS". Paschim Medinipur Police. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "Gourav Guin Memorial College". GGMC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
5. "Gourav Guin Memorial College". College Admission. Retrieved 7 September 2020.