Champadanga


Champadanga is a village in Tarakeswar CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Champadanga is located at. The village situated on the bank of Damodar River.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Champadanga had a total population of 12,518 of which 6,343 were males and 6,175 were females. Population below 6 years was 1,167. The total number of literates in Chanpadanga was 9,386.

Economics

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.

Education

There is a college named Rabindra Mahavidyalaya at Champadanga. The schools are: Champadanga High School, Naskarpur Netaji Prathamik Vidyalaya, Champadanga Bijay Krishna Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya, Muktarpur High School, Muktarpur Khyantamayi Prathamik Vidyalaya etc.

Transport

The Howrah-Amta line of Martin's Light Railways was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1898. An extension from Bargachhia junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908. The lines were in operation till their closure in 1971.
The new Howrah-Amta broad gauge line project, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line, was sanctioned in 1974-75. The first 24-km stretch of the section from Howrah to Bargachia was completed in 1984 by South Eastern Railway along with electrification, and commissioned soon after. The 6 km long Bargachhia-Munsirhat stretch was inaugurated in 2000. The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005. However, the Bargachhia-Champadanga branch line is yet to be completed. According to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006, land to be provided free of cost by the State Government as per Memorandum of Understanding, was still to be handed over.
Now Tarakeswar railway station is the nearest railway station of Champadanga.approximate distance between tarakeswar rail station to champadanga is 5k. supriyo