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Census Town in West Bengal, India
| Munsirhat | |
|---|---|
| Census Town | |
  MunsirhatLocation in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E / 22.65; 88.08 | |
| 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 |
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
Munsirhat is located at 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E / 22.65; 88.08.
Transport
Amta Road (part of State Highway 15) passes through the town. Besides Munsirhat-Udaynarayanpur Road and Munsirhat-Maju Road also start from here.
Bus
Government bus
Public Bus
- E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
Mini Bus
- 34 Purash - Howrah Station
Bus Route Without Number
- Pancharul - Howrah Station
- Garbhawanipur- Rubi Hospital
Train
Munsirhat railway station is a station on the Howrah–Amta line 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.
Economics
Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district. 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
Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old atchala temple and rasmancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.
Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival. And Munsirhat Celebrates Every year Fateali Mela.
Education
Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of government aided free primary schools.
References
- "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
- "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
