Chandandaha is a

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within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station in the

Bishnupur II Bishnupur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Alipore Sadar subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography The Bishnupur II CD block is located at . It has an ...

CD block in the

Alipore Sadar subdivision Alipore Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the populat ...

of the

South 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...

district in the

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Geography

Area overview

The Alipore Sadar subdivision is a most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15

s. The entire district is situated in the

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 ...

and the subdivision, on the east bank of the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development. 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.

Location

Chanddandaha is located at . It has an average elevation of . Nadabhanga, Kanganbaria, Bora Gagangohalia,

Barkalikapur Barkalikapur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas, Bishnupur police station in the Bishnupur II Community development block, CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in t ...

, Chanddandaha and

Patharberia Patharberia is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas, Bishnupur police station in the Bishnupur II Community development block in India, CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the So ...

(a little away) form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Bishnupur II CD block on page 233 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chanddandaha had a total population of 5,656, of which 2,896 (51%) were males and 2,760 (49%) were females. There were 523 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chanddandaha was 4,283 (83.44% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook'' 2011, Chanddandaha covered an area of 2.3108 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 15.5 km roads. It had 900 domestic electric connections and 25 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools. Three commodities it produced were brush, muri (puffed rice) and jewellery box. It had offices of 1 nationalised bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society.

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Chanddandaha to the National Highway 12.

Education

Vidyanagar Multipurpose School is a coeducational institution affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. Vidyanagar Girls School is girls only institution affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education. Vidyanagar College was established at Vidyanagar in 1963.

Healthcare

Amtala Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, at Amtala, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur II CD block.

References

{{South 24 Parganas topics Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area