Champadanga is located at 22°50′N87°58′E / 22.83°N 87.96°E / 22.83; 87.96. The town situated on the bank of Damodar River.It is in Rahe bengal region and Damodar Delta Region with fertile lands and mineral rich soil, and have sweet underground water with alomost nil level of iron or arsenic
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Champadanga had a total population of 12,518 of which 6,343 (51%) were males and 6,175 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 1,167. The total number of literates in Champadanga was 9,386 (82.69% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Economics
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2] Its architectural buildings as well.Huge Garment market and have five different small and big markets,huge number of shops and many showrooms,electronics, spice market,Fish market,Potato Market,and wholesale vegetable market,huge number of variety of shops and trading and also many roadways makes it a economically rich region.
Education
There is a college named Rabindra Mahavidyalaya at Champadanga. Apart from that there is a public High School named, Champadanga High School[3] along with a government primary school named, Middeypara Primary School.
and many English Medium Primary and secondary schools and Kendra Vidhyalay will soon open here and also a higher secondary girls School Champadanga BKUV is also present.Apart from this under whole panchayat area there are many government primary schools are present.
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.[4] The lines were in operation until their closure in 1971.[5]
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.[6] The Mahendralal Nagar-Amta section was finally opened in 2005.[7] 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.[8]