Munsirhat

22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E / 22.65; 88.08Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictHowrahLanguages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code91 3214ISO 3166 codeIN-WBVehicle registrationWB-xx xxxLok Sabha constituencySreerampurVidhan Sabha constituencyJagatballavpurWebsitehowrah.gov.in

Munsirhat is part of the Jagatballavpur block in the Howrah Sadar subdivision of the Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Block Development office is located in Munsirhat.^{[clarification needed]}

Geography

Munsirhat is located at 22°39′N 88°05′E / 22.65°N 88.08°E / 22.65; 88.08.

Transport

Amta Road (part of State Highway 15) passes through the town. Besides Munsirhat-Udaynarayanpur Road and Munsirhat-Maju Road also start from here.

Bus

Government bus

• C11/1 Munsirhat- Howrah
• E12 Udaynarayanpur- Esplanade

Public Bus

• E44 Rampur - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

• 34 Purash - Howrah Station

Bus Route Without Number

• Pancharul - Howrah Station
• Garbhawanipur- Rubi Hospital

Train

Munsirhat railway station is a station on the Howrah–Amta line^[1] of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Besides Munsirhat railway station, Mahendralalnagar railway station, which is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the main town, between the villages of Dhasa and Ballavbati, also serves the locality. Munsirhat is 30 km from Howrah Station.^[2]

Economics

Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district.^{[3][failed verification]} There are several banks operating in the area including State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of India (BOI), UCO Bank, Bandhan Bank and Indian Bank.

Culture

Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century old atchala temple and rasmancha in Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.^[4]

Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival.

Education

Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of government aided free primary schools.^{[citation needed]}

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