Panskura

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Panskura
Town
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Valley of Flowers in Panskura CD block
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Panskura
Location in West Bengal, India
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Panskura
Panskura (India)
Coordinates: 22°25′01″N87°42′00″E / 22.417°N 87.700°E / 22.417; 87.700
Country India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Government
  Type Municipality
  Body
  • Panskura Municipality
  • Haldia Development Authority
Area
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  Total
17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
57,932
  Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Languages
  Official English, Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code721139
Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Panskura Paschim
Avg. summer temperature38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature9 °C (48 °F)
Website panskuramunicipality.org purbamedinipur.gov.in

Panskura is a town and municipality in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as Kasai and Cossye).

Contents

Etymology

Geography

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Purbba Gopalpur
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Dakshin Maynadal
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Rupnarayan
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Bhabanipur
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Chak Srikrishnapur
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Chandipur
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Nandakumar
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Moyna
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Shyamsundarpur Patna
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Chatara
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Erashal
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Kotbar
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Goasafat
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Dakshin Baguan
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Anantapur
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Shantipur
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Amalhara
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Kolaghat
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Tamluk
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Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Panskura is located at 22°25′N87°42′E / 22.42°N 87.7°E / 22.42; 87.7 . [4] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (26 feet). It is situated on the NH6 on the way from Kolkata to Kharagpur.

Climate

The climate follows a hot tropical monsoon weather pattern. Summers last from mid-April to mid-June with diurnal highs ranging from the upper 30s °C to the mid-40s °C and lows in the low 30s°C in the winter. In summer daily heat is often followed by evening rains known as kalboishakhis or dust-storms (loo). Monsoon rains can last from mid-June to late August with rains from the southeast monsoon contributing the lion's share of the annual rainfall of around 1600 mm. Winters last for 2 to 3 months and are mild; typical lows are from 6 °C – 14 °C. Panskura has considerably lesser particulate pollution due its comparatively lesser and satisfactory air quality index.

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second-lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision. [5]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Panskura had a total population of 57,932 of which 29,740 (51%) were males and 28,192 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 6,943. The total number of literates in Panskura was 43,326 (84.97% of the population over 6 years). [6]

Languages

Languages spoken in  Panskura (2011) [7]
  1. Bengali (91.3%)
  2. Hindi (4.2%)
  3. Urdu (2.3%)
  4. Santali (0.5%)
  5. Others (0.2%)
  6. 1.50%

Police station

Panskura police station has jurisdiction over Panskura (municipality) and Panskura CD Block. Panskura police station covers an area of 285 km2 with a population of 350,000. [8] [9]

Economy

The livelihood of the common people is dependent on Business/Job/Agriculture. Many varieties of flowers and green vegetable are grown and are supplied to Kolkata from here. Local vegetable wholesale market is the main trade of this town. This vegetable market is the 2nd largest market in West Bengal. The first governmental cold storage & market for flower is situated at Panskura.

Panskura Bazaar

A large portion of the local population are farmers. Vegetables produced by farmers come to the bazaar, a busy and large wholesale market. It is the supply line for the vegetable markets of Kolkata and its outskirts. The bazaar is also well connected by train and road (NH6) to Kolkata which is the nearest big city. Local trains of South Eastern Line are frequent. Kharagpur, Haldia and Digha train connection is also available here.

Cuisine

Panskura is famous for its popular Panskurar Chop (Panskurar aloor chop) [10] made out of boiled potatoes, besan (gram flour) (khaasareer daal) and various spices. It is popular for its famous muger jilipi.

Education

Health

There is a Government Super Speciality Hospital and a Private Super Speciality Hospital and some Private Nursing Homes in Panskura. People of this area mainly depend on that hospitals and nursing homes.

Tourism

Panskura CD block is known for its Valley of Flowers , Kingdom of Flower and Gladiolas garden which is situated near Khirai railway station and Kansabati river. The river Kansabati is a good picnic spot and Bhavatarini Shmashanpith Kali Temple nearby old Panskura bazar is a pilgrimage spot. Gosaibaba Samadhi Mandir and Begunbari Kali Temple in Khirai are also a popular pilgrimage spot. [11]

Transportation

Panskura is well connected by train and road (NH16) to Kolkata which is the nearest big city. Local trains of South Eastern Line are frequently available at Panskura railway station. Kharagpur, Haldia and Digha train connection are also available.

Kolkata is also well connected to Panskura by NH 16. Local buses, Trakers, Toto and private taxis also play a major role of transportation to more interior villages from there. SH 4 passes through Panskura.

Panskura is well connected to Ghatal by bus from Panskura bus stand and bus from Kolkata to Ghatal is also have to pass from panskura near machogram. Panskura is also connected to district town Tamluk by bus & train.

References

  1. "Panskura Info". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. ISBN   9788125014539.
  3. "HISTORY OF PANSKURA [WB, INDIA][PART-1]". Rupesh Samantha. 31 May 2018.
  4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Panskura
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
  8. "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.
  9. "Panskura PS". Purba Medinipur District. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. "Railway food: If it's Kanpur, it must be 'bedmi-alu'". Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. "Khirai Flowers valley – One day tour from Kolkata Khirai flowers garden". sialoquenter. Retrieved 30 January 2020.