Panskura

Panskura
পাঁশকুড়া
Town
Panskura

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°25′01″N 87°42′00″E / 22.417°N 87.700°E / 22.417; 87.700Coordinates: 22°25′01″N 87°42′00″E / 22.417°N 87.700°E / 22.417; 87.700
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 57,932
Languages
 • Official English, Bengali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 03228
Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Panskura Paschim
Avg. summer temperature 38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 9 °C (48 °F)
Website

panskuramunicipality.org

purbamedinipur.gov.in

Panskura is a Town and Municipality in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal

Geography

Panskura is located at 22°25′N 87°42′E / 22.42°N 87.7°E / 22.42; 87.7.[1] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (26 feet). It is situated on the NH6 on the way from Kolkata to Kharagpur.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Panskura had a total population of 57,932 of which 29,740 (51%) were males and 28,192 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 6,943. The total number of literates in Panskura was 43,326 (84.97% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Police station

Panskura police station has jurisdiction over Panskura (municipality) and Panskura CD Block. Panskura police station covers an area of 285 km2 with a population of 350,000.[3][4]

Economy

The livelihood of the common people is dependent on Business/Job/Agriculture. Many varieties of flowers and green vegetable are grown and are supplied to Kolkata from here. Local vegetable wholesale market is the main trade of this town. This vegetable market is the 2nd largest market in West Bengal. The first governmental cold storage & market for flower is situated at Panskura.

Panskura Bazaar

A large portion of the local population are farmers. Vegetables produced by farmers come to the bazaara, a busy and large wholesale market. It is the supply line for the vegetables markets of Kolkata and its outskirts. The bazaar is also well connected by train and road (NH6) to Kolkata which is the nearest big city. Local trains of South Eastern Line are frequent. Kharagpur, Haldia and Digha train connection is also available here.

Education

Health

There is a Government Super Speciality Hospital and a Private Super Speciality Hospital and some Private Nursing Homes in Panskura. People of this area mainly depend on that hospitals and nursing homes.

Transportation

Panskura is well connected by train and road (NH6) to Kolkata which is the nearest big city. Local trains of South Eastern Line are frequently available at Panskura railway station. Kharagpur, Haldia and Digha train connection are also available.

Kolkata is also well connected to Panskura by NH 16. Local buses, Trakers, Toto and private taxis also play a major role of transportation to more interior villages from there. SH 4 passes through Panskura.

Panskura is well connected to Ghatal by bus from Panskura bus stand and bus from Kolkata to Ghatal is also have to pass from panskura near machogram. Panskura is also connected to district town Tamluk by bus & train.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Panskura
  2. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 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. ↑ "Panskura PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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