Munsirhat
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Munsirhat | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg 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 | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jagatballavpur |
| Website | howrah |
Munsirhat is a village in Jagatballavpur CD block in the Howrah Sadar subdivision of the Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Transport
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Government bus
[edit | edit source]Public Bus
[edit | edit source]- E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
Mini Bus
[edit | edit source]- 34 Purash - Howrah Station
Bus Route Without Number
[edit | edit source]- Pancharul - Howrah Station
- Garbhawanipur- Rubi Hospital
Train
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Sekrahati or Shankarhati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old atchala (eight-tier) Hindu temple and Ras Mancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.[4]
Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival. And Munsirhat Celebrates Every year Fateali Mela.
Education
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_se.pdf [dead link]
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- ^ Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, Howrah Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), pp. 115–116, Government of West Bengal
