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Petrapole
Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole- Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Petrapole border is the only land port in south Bengal. It is also the largest land customs station in Asia. Geography Location Petrapole is in the district of North 24 Parganas and is about 95 km from Kolkata on the National Highway 112 (formerly NH 35). The nearest town and passenger rail station is Bongaon. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain ...
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Benapole
Benapole () is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Benapole Customs / Land port station. This is one of important rail transit point of railway link between Bangladesh and India. Urbanization of Benapole started in the 1990s along the Grand Trunk Road. In April 1971, the operational area of the sector 8 comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. Benapole served as the headquarters of sector 8 in the liberation war. It is the site of the largest land port in Bangladesh. Customs On the Bangladesh-India land border, Benapole land port is the most important land port of Bangladesh and is operated ...
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Jessore Road
Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It continues in Bangladesh as N706 from Benapole to Jessore. The whole road is the part of Asian Highway 1. The road acts as a major link between places in and around Kolkata, especially Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Barasat. The road meets commuter (suburban) rail link at Barasat Junction railway station. Metro stations on this road include Shyambazar and Belgachia. Several locations lie between Patipukur and Barasat on Jessore Road such as Patipukur Railway Station, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagerbazar, Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat etc. According to legend, the road was made by Kai Prasad Poddar, a landlord in Jessore. For building the massive road, the HM Government awarded him the title of "Chow ...
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Chandpara
Chandpara is a census town in the Gaighata CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chandpara is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be .... In the densely populated area, 16.33% o ...
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Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas
Gopalnagar is a village and a gram panchayat in the Bangaon CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gopalnagar is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas. 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. C ...
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Gaighata, North 24 Parganas
Gaighata is a village in the Gaighata CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gaighata is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be .... In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the po ...
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Bagdah, North 24 Parganas
Bagdah (also known as Bagdaha) is a village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography The Betna river flows past Bagdah. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of the partition of India in 1947, the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be .... In the densely popul ...
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Thakurnagar
Thakurnagar is a Census Town in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement, Harichand Thakur. Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas." Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English). Thakurnagar is also known for its large flower market. It hosts a famous Baruni Mela. Geography Location Thakurnagar is located 63.4 km northeast of Kolkata. It is to the east of the Bangladesh border. There have been reports of the formation of a Thakurnagar municipality in near future. However, as of May 2018, no notification has been issued to that effect. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the ...
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Bangaon
Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision. Geography Location Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). Arsenic contamination is a major concern in this area. Area overview The area situated beside the Ichamati River shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947), the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban area and 83.67% in rural areas. Note: The map alongside pre ...
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Sonatikiri
Sonatikiri is a census town in the Gaighata (community development block), Gaighata Community development blocks in India, CD block of the Bangaon subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Sonatikiri is located at . It has an average elevation of . Nearest towns- Thakurnagar, Chandpara, Gonardanga. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1884. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The novelist Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (''Pather Panchali'') belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas. ...
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Shimulpur
Shimulpur is a census town in the Gaighata CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Shimulpur is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be .... In the densely populated area, 16.33% of t ...
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Dhakuria, North 24 Parganas
Dhakuria is a census town in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dhakuria is located at . It is located in Gaighata community development block under Bangaon subdivision of South 24 Parganas district. This town is part of Gaighata Police Station. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents ...
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Chikanpara
Chikanpara is a census town in the Gaighata CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chikanpara is bounded by Katakhali and Ganti villages on the north, Shimulpur census town on the east, Karola village on the south, and Gutri, Kaya, Pansila and Hudasimulpur villages on the west. Thakurnagar has not been identified as a separate location in 2011 census. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brah ...
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