Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur

Nandakumar নন্দকুমার
Village/ rural agglomeration
Nandakumar Nandakumar Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°11′19.7″N 87°55′08.7″E / 22.188806°N 87.919083°ECoordinates: 22°11′19.7″N 87°55′08.7″E / 22.188806°N 87.919083°E
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]

Howrah–Kharagpur line

Legend to Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line Kalaikunda Nimpura Giri Maidan / to Adra-Kharagpur line Hijli / to Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai Kangsabati River 44 / 12 Panskura 81 Haldia Haldia Dock Complex 79 Bandar IOC Haldia Refinery Haldia Petrochemicals 74 Durgachak Town 71 Durgachak / Tata Chemicals 66 Basulyasutahata 60 Barda 51 Mahisadal 49 Satish Samanta halt 43 Keshabpur 94 Digha 88 Tikra Talga Chhari River Ramnagar 78 Badalpur Ashapurna Devi 71 Sujalpur 69 Sitalpur 63 Kanthi 52 Nachinda 39 Henria 33 Deshapran 21 Laban Satyagraha Smarak Haldi River NH 41 10 Nandakumar 36 / 0 Tamluk 33 Saheed Matangini 28 Rajgoda 20 Raghunathbari 48 / 9 Narayan Pukuria Narail 51 / 5 Bhogpur 54 / 3 Nandaigajan 57 / 0 Mecheda Kolaghat TPS 60 Kolaghat Rupnarayan River 64 Deulti 67 Ghoraghata 70 Bagnan Damodar River 78 Kulgachia 79 Bir Shibpur 83 Uluberia 85 Phuleswar 88 Chengel 91 Bauria 95 Nalpur Ambuja Cement 97 Abada / Abada yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill Rajchandrapur to Dum Dum-Dankuni Calcutta Chord Bhattanagar to Santragachi-Amta line Bankranayabaz 103 Andul 105 Mourigram NH 117 / Kona Expressway 108 Santragachi Hindustan Industries and Engineering Paddapukur GKW Shalimar / Shalimar rail yard NH 117 / Kona Epressway 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar 112 Tikiapara to Bardhaman via Main / Chord 115 Howrah Source:Google maps, Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo, Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 =>38089 Indiarailinfo Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 => 68687 Indiarailinfo

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.