Nandakumar
Village
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
Nandakumar
Location in West Bengal, India
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
Nandakumar
Nandakumar (India)
Coordinates: 22°11′19.7″N 87°55′08.7″E / 22.188806°N 87.919083°E / 22.188806; 87.919083
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total845
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721632 (Nandakumar)
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNandakumar
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Nandakumar is a village in Nandakumar CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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

Police station

Nandakumar police station has jurisdiction over Nandakumar CD block. Nandakumar police station covers an area of 151.73 km2 with a population of 239,442. It is located at Nandakumar Bazar.[1][2]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of this CD block are located at Kumarpur.[3]

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[4]

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.

Demographics

As per the map of Nandakumar CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Nandakumar is a part of Kumarpur village.[5]

As per 2011 Census of India Kumarpur had a total population of 845 of which 441 (52%) were males and 404 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 77. The total number of literates in Kumarpur was 643 (83.72% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Transport

Nandakumar stands at the crossing of NH 116 connecting Kolaghat and Haldia (both in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district).[7][8]

There is a separate Mechada-Tamluk-Haldia road via Sutahata and Durga Chak, that passes through Nandakumar.[9]
km
Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line
UpperLeft arrow
Kharagpur–Puri line
Left arrow
Right arrow
Kharagpur–Bankura–
Adra line
Nimpura
Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
Girimaidan
Hijli
Left arrow Kharagpur-Puri line
0
 Kharagpur
NH60-IN.svg NH 60
7
 Jakpur
13
 Madpur
19
 Shyam Chak
24
 Balichak
27
 Duan
30
 Radhamohanpur
35
 Haur
39
 Khirai
km
Kangsabati River
44
 Panskura
Raghunathbari
20
Right arrow
to Ghatal
(planned)
Rajgoda
28
48
 Narayan Pakuria Murail
Saheed Matangini
33
51
 Bhogpur
Tamluk
36
00
54
 Nandaigajan
Nandakumar
10
57
 Mecheda
Nandakumar-Balaipanda
new line (planned)
43
 Keshabpur
Chak Simulia
49
 Satish Samanta Halt
Bargoda
51
 Mahishadal
Moyna
60
 Barda
Balaipanda
66
 Basulya Sutahata
NH41-IN.svg NH 41
Haldia Energy Power Station
Haldi River
71
 Durgachak
Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
21
HPCL Siding
Deshapran
33
Indorama Checmicals Siding
Deshapran-Kendamari
new line (planned)
Gholpukur
74
 Durgachak Town
New Krishnanagar
77
 Silpaprabesh
Hampigram
Haldia Industrial Belt
Nandigram
Kendamari
Henria
39
Haldia Dock Complex
Nachinda
52
Kanthi
63
79
 Bandar
ICF Haldia
Sitalpur
69
81
 Haldia
Sujalpur
71
Ashapurna Devi
76
Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
Badalpur
78
60
 Kolaghat
Kanthi-Egra new
line (planned)
Rupnarayan River
Raipur
64
 Deulti
Satmile
67
 Ghoraghata
Paschimbatya
70
 Bagnan
Balighai
Right arrow
Bagnan–Amta
line (planned)
Egra
Damodar River
Bhatda
78
 Kulgachia
Dubda
79
 Bir Shibpur
Paniparul Road
Left arrow
Pujali–Uluberia
line (planned)
Depal
83
 Uluberia
Champa River
85
 Phuleswar
Ramnagar (Bengal)
86
88
 Chengel
Egra-Digha new
line (planned)
Fort Gloster Jute Mill
Tikra
88
91
 Bauria
Digha–Jaleswar
line (planned)
Left arrow
95
 Nalpur
Digha
94
Ambuja Cement
97
 Abada
Sankrail Goods yard
99
 Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
 Andul
105
 Mourigram
Right arrow
Santragachi–Amta
branch line
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
 Santragachi
Padmapukur
NH12-IN.svg NH 12 (Kona Expressway)
Guest Keen Williams
109
 Ramrajatala
111
 Dasnagar
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
112
 Tikiapara
Right arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
115
 Howrah
km
Sources:[10][11][12][13]

Nandakumar railway station is situated on the Tamluk-Digha line,[14]

Healthcare

Khejurberia Rural Hospital at Khejurberia, PO Nandakumar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Nandakumar CD block. There are primary health centres at Dakshin Damodarpur (with 10 beds) and Dakshin Gumai, PO Kalyanchak (with 2 beds).[15]

References

  1. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nandakumar PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "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 20 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Series 20, Part XIIA, Census of India, 2011" (PDF). Map on Page 297. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Google maps
  10. ↑ Google Maps
  11. ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  12. ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  13. ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  14. ↑ "68690 Digha-Mecheda Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.