Chaitanyapur

Chaitanyapur
Chaitanyapur
Village
	Chaitanyapur Location in West Bengal, India Chaitanyapur Chaitanyapur (India)
	Coordinates: 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,169
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721645 , 721654 (Chaitanyapur)
Telephone/STD code	03224
Lok Sabha constituency	Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haldia
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Chaitanyapur is a village and a gram panchayat, in Sutahata CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chaitanyapur had a total population of 3,169 of which 1,660 (52%) were males and 1,509 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 286. The total number of literates in Chaitanyapur was 2,692 (93.38% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Geography

8km
5miles

Nayachar

Haldi River

Hooghly River

Rupnarayan

Haldia Port

S

Kukrahati

R

Geonkhali

R

Chaitanyapur

R

Sona Chura

R

Reyepara

R

Durgachak

N

Sutahata

N

Mahishadal

R

Barda

CT

Ashadtalya

CT

Nandigram

CT

Garh
Kamalpur

CT

Haldia

M

Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chaitanyapur is located at 22°08′37″N 88°05′00″E / 22.1436°N 88.0834°E / 22.1436; 88.0834.

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.^[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.

Education

Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO Chaitanyapur was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.^[3] Vivekananda Mission Asram Sikshayatan and Saradamoni Vidyalaya are also notable school in chaitanyapur.

Transport

Chaitanyapur is located at the crossing of Kukrahati-Haldia Road and Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.^[4]

Barda railway station nearby is a station on the Panskura-Haldia line.^[5] The line was constructed in 1968^[6] and was electrified in 1974-76.^[7]

References

^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "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 21 April 2019.
^ "Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya". vmm. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ Google maps
^ "38093=> 38055 Panskura-Haldia Local". Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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[census3-2011-1] "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "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 21 April 2019.

[3] "Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya". vmm. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[4] Google maps

[5] "38093=> 38055 Panskura-Haldia Local". Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[6] "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[7] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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