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Munsirhat is part of the Jagatballavpur block in the Howrah Sadar subdivision of the Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Block Development office is located in Munsirhat.[clarification needed]
Munsirhat | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Munsirhat Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711410 |
| Telephone code | 91 3214 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-xx xxx |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sreerampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jagatballavpur |
| Website | howrah |
Geography edit
Munsirhat is located at 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E.
Transport edit
Amta Road (part of State Highway 15) passes through the town. Besides Munsirhat-Udaynarayanpur Road and Munsirhat-Maju Road also start from here.
Bus edit
Government bus edit
Public Bus edit
- E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
Mini Bus edit
- 34 Purash - Howrah Station
Bus Route Without Number edit
- Pancharul - Howrah Station
- Garbhawanipur- Rubi Hospital
Train edit
Munsirhat railway station is a station on the Howrah–Amta line[1] of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Besides Munsirhat railway station, Mahendralalnagar railway station, which is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the main town, between the villages of Dhasa and Ballavbati, also serves the locality. Munsirhat is 30 km from Howrah Station.[2]
Economics edit
Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district.[3][failed verification] There are several banks operating in the area including State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of India (BOI), UCO Bank, Bandhan Bank and Indian Bank.
Culture edit
Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old atchala temple and rasmancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.[4]
Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival.
Education edit
Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of government aided free primary schools.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Aiming for Amta". irfca.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_se.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Primary Hats/Markets of District". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, Howrah Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), pp. 115–116, Government of West Bengal