- Source: Chanditala
Chanditala is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala had a population of 3,984 of which 2,059 (52%) were males and 1,925 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 335. The total number of literates in Chanditala was 3,119 (85.48% of the population over 6 years).
Geography
= Location
=Chanditala is located at 22°41′27″N 88°15′58″E.
= Police station
=Chanditala police station has jurisdiction over the Chanditala I CD Block and a part of Chanditala II CD Block.
= CD Block HQ
=The headquarters of Chanditala II CD Block are located at Chanditala.
= Urbanisation
=Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
= Gram panchayat
=Villages and census towns in Chanditala gram panchayat are: Bamandanga, Benipur, Chanditala, Kalachhara and Pairagachha.
Healthcare
Chanditala Rural Hospital (60 bedded public hospital).
Medisky Hospital & Diagnostic (110 bedded private hospital).
Transport
Railway
The nearest railway station is Gobra railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord of Kolkata Suburban Railway network. Had a Railway Station from 1915–1971 under Narrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen beside SH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhile Martin's Light Railways Sheakhala line.
Road
The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to NH 19 (old number NH 2).
Bus
= Private Bus
=26 Bonhooghly - Champadanga
26A Serampore - Aushbati
26C Bonhooghly - Jagatballavpur
57A Howrah Station - Chanditala
E36 Esplanade - Champadanga
26B Howrah Station - Bandar (Dhanyaghori)
26/1 Dakshineswar - Bhagabatipur
4/41 Chinsurah - Chanditala
Express Buses Esplanade - Bardhaman
Esplanade - Bankura