Durgachak

Durgachak is a town in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

Durgachak
Neighbourhood in Haldia municipality
Durgachak Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 88°8′0″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721602

Geography

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

Location

It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL.[1]

Police station

Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over Haldia CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km² with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality.[2][3]

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[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.

Places of interest

• Balughata
• Gopaljew Temple
• Shiva Mandir
• Township Riverside
• Patikhali Riverside

Transport

km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur National Highway 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 to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur branch line (u/c) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda (planned) Mayana 43 Keshabpur (planned) Bolaipanda 49 Satish Samanta Halt National Highway 41 51 Mahishadal Haldi River 60 Barda Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 66 Basulya Sutahata Deshapran 33 Tata Chemicals (planned) Nandigram 71 Durgachak (planned) Kandiamari 74 Durgachak Town Silpaprabesh 77 Henria 39 Haldia Petrochemicals Nachinda 52 IOC Haldia Refinery Kanthi 63 79 Bandar Sitalpur 69 Haldia Dock Complex Sujalpur 71 81 Haldia Ashapurna Devi Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Ramnagar (Bengal) Rupnarayan River Talga Chhari River 64 Deulti (planned) Egra 67 Ghoraghata Tikra 88 70 Bagnan to Jaleswar on Kharagpur– Puri line (under construction) to Amta on Santragachi– Amta branch line (planned) Digha 94 Damodar River 78 Kulgachia km 79 Bir Shibpur to Pujali on Sealdah South lines (planned) 83 Uluberia 85 Phuleswar 88 Chengel Fort Gloster Jute Mill (abandoned) 91 Bauria 95 Nalpur Ambuja Cement 97 Abada │ Abada rail yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur National Highway 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Durgachak railway station and Durgachak Town railway station are situated on the Panskura-Haldia line.[9]

References

1. http://wikimapia.org/1290168/hi/Durga-Chak-Town-Railway-Station Map of Durgachak (Wikimapia)
2. "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.
3. "Durgachak PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. Google Maps
6. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
7. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
8. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
9. "38089 Howrah-Haldia Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

External links

• About Durgachak
• Haldia travel guide from Wikivoyage