Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur

For other uses, see Nandakumar (disambiguation).
Nandakumar
নন্দকুমার
Village/ rural agglomeration
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
Nandakumar
22°11'19.7"N 87°55'08.7"E
Nandakumar

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°11′19.7″N 87°55′08.7″E / 22.188806°N 87.919083°E / 22.188806; 87.919083Coordinates: 22°11′19.7″N 87°55′08.7″E / 22.188806°N 87.919083°E / 22.188806; 87.919083
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Population (2011)
 • Total 845
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721632 (Nandakumar)
Telephone/STD code 03228
Lok Sabha constituency Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency Nandakumar
Website purbamedinipur.gov.in

Nandakumar is a village/ rural agglomeration, in Nandakumar CD Block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of this CD Block are located at Kumarpur.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kumarpur had a total population of 845 of which 441 (52%) were males and 404 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 77. The total number of literates in Kumarpur was 643 (83.72% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Police station

Nandakumar police station has jurisdiction over Nandakumar CD Block. Nandakumar police station covers an area of 151.73 km2 with a population of 239,442. It is located at Nandakumar Bazar.[3][4]

Transport

Nandakumar stands at the crossing of NH 116 connecting Kolaghat and Haldia (both in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district).[5][6]

There is a separate Mechada-Tamluk-Haldia road via Sutahata and Durga Chak, that passes through Nandakumar.[7]

Nandakumar is a railway station on the Tamluk-Digha line,[8]

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nandakumar PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Google maps
  8. ↑ "68690 Digha-Mecheda Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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