Farakka


Farakka is a town, with a police station and a post office, not identified in 2011 census, in Farakka community development block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Neighbourhoods

There are several places around Farakka, such as Farakka Barrage Township, Nabarun, Beniagram, Srimantapur, Puran Chandipur and Sahebnagar, which are in effect neighbourhoods of Farakka, but either identified as separate Census Towns/ villages or not identified separately in 2011 census.

Police station

Farakka police station has jurisdiction over Farakka CD Block.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Farakka CD Block are located at Farakka.

Economy

Construction of the Farakka Barrage commenced in 1961 and it was commissioned in 1975.
The 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station of NTPC at Nabarun was commissioned between 1986 and 2011.
Farakka Port is a minor river port that handles coal imported for Farakka Super Thermal Power Station.

Transport

is on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line.
NH 12 passes through Farakka.

Education

was established in 1994 at Farakka, It is named after Saiyid Nurul Hasan, historian and former governor of West Bengal. Affiliated to the University of Kalyani it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Arabic, history, political science, sociology, education, economics and geography.
There is even Delhi Public School which run under the aegis of The Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi Co-educational English Medium CBSE School. It was established in the year 1993 and provide Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
There is even Holy Family School which run under the aegis of the HFS sisters. It is an English medium CISCE school. It was established in the year 1997 and provides secondary as well as Higher Secondary Education. It is located near the Beniagram hospital.
There is also a branch of Kendriya Vidyalaya, operating under CBSE Board.

Healthcare

The following medical facilities are located in and around Farakka: Farakka Barrage Hospital at Farakka Barrage Township, Farakka Block Primary Health Centre at Farakka, Benipur Primary Health Centre , Arjunpur PHC and Kendua PHC at Srimantapur.