Champadanga
| Champadanga চাঁপাডাঙ্গা |
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 Champadanga
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 712401 |
| Telephone code | 91 3212 |
Champadanga is a suburb under Tarakeswar bloc and police station in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Geography
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Demographics
Champadanga has a population of 1,214[1]
Economics
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2] Chief products are potato and rice.
Education
Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga High School, Naskarpur Netaji Prathamik Vidyalaya, Champadanga Bijay Krishna Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya, Muktarpur High School (H.S), Muktarpur Khyantamayi Prathamik Vidyalaya etc.
Transport
The Howrah-Amta line of Martin's Light Railways was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.[3] The lines were in operation till their closure in 1971.[4]
The new Howrah-Amta broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974-75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by South Eastern Railway along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-Munsirhat stretch was inaugurated in 2000.[5] The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.[6] However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.[7]
Communication
Champadanga area exchange with code 3212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, muktarpur, Chanditala, Dihi-badpur, Dwarhatta, Eksara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Masat, Nalipur, Rajbalhat, Shaympur, and Tarakeswar. [8]
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