Mankundu

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Mankundu
Neighbourhood
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Mankundu
Location in West Bengal, India
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Mankundu
Mankundu (India)
Coordinates: 22°50′N88°20′E / 22.84°N 88.34°E / 22.84; 88.34
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
Division Burdwan
District Hooghly
Government
  Type Municipality
  Body Bhadreswar Municipality
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712139
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chandannagar

Mankundu is a neighbourhood in Bhadreswar of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [1]

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Etymology

The name Mankundu comes from a prehistoric era when King Man Singh sent a few soldiers to defeat the then mog dacoits in 17th era.

Geography

Mankundu is situated in Latitude: 22°84'N & Longitude: 88°34'E.

Transport

State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Mankundu. Private Bus number 2 (Chunchura Court - Dakshineswar) plies through here. [2]

Mankundu railway station is on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line. [3] It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Education

Mankundu B.Ed. College, was established at Mankundu in 2011. Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, an engineering college, was established at Mankundu in 2009.

Pearl Rosary School Techno India Group Public School, Mankundu Vivekananda Wisdom Mission School, was established at Mankundu in 2011.

References

  1. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  2. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. "37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2017.