Mansinghapur is a

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Jagatballavpur Jagatballavpur is a census town in Jagatballavpur (community development block), Jagatballavpur CD Block in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Jagatballavpu ...

CD Block of

Howrah Sadar subdivision Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...

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in the

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History

The town is said to have been named after the

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general Raja Man Singh as he is believed to have set up camp here on the banks of the Gouriganga River, while on his way to Orissa on a military expedition.Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, ''Howrah Jelar Purakirti'' (in Bengali), p. 114, Government of West Bengal

Geography

Mansinghapur is located at .

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Mansinghapur had a total population of 6,004 of which 3,109 (52%) were males and 2,895 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 588. The total number of literates in Mansinghapur was 4,828 (89.14% of the population over 6 years). India

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, Mansinghapur had a population of 5401. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansinghapur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 70%. In Mansinghapur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

There are two Mosque and three old Temple in this town:

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temple in Panditpara built in 1812, Radhakantajiu temple, Raghunathjiu temple. None of the temples presently have any terracotta carvings.

Transport

Amta Road (part of State Highway 15) is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

* 9A Bargachia - Haripal railway station * E44 Rampur -

Howrah Station Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the busie ...

Mini Bus

* 34 Purash -

* 35 Hantal -

CTC Bus

* C11/1 Munsirhat -

Bus Routes Without Numbers

* Bargachia -

Sealdah Station Sealdah railway station (station code: SDAH) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is one of the five terminal railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the othe ...

( Barafkal) * Bargachia -

Tarakeswar Tarakeswar is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva". It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India ...

* Pancharul -

Udaynarayanpur Udaynarayanpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Udaynarayanpur is located at . Udaynarayanpur CD Block is ...

Rajbalhat Rajbalhat is a census town in Jangipara (community development block), Jangipara, a Community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the States and territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Locat ...

Train

Bargachia railway station on Howra-Amta line under

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of South Eastern railway zone, is the nearest railway station.

References

{{Howrah District Cities and towns in Howrah district