Anandanagar

Anandanagar
আনন্দনগর
village
Anandanagar

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°51′22″N 88°13′00″E / 22.8562456°N 88.2167816°E / 22.8562456; 88.2167816Coordinates: 22°51′22″N 88°13′00″E / 22.8562456°N 88.2167816°E / 22.8562456; 88.2167816
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Area
  Total 249.63 km2 (96.38 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 3,963
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 03213
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Singur

Anandanagar is a village (village code 01920300, JL no 38) in Anandanagar gram panchayat in Singur bloc in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Anandanagar is at 22°51′22″N 88°13′00″E / 22.8562456°N 88.2167816°E / 22.8562456; 88.2167816.

Demographics

Anandanagar had a population of 3,963 in the 2001 census.[1]

Education

High schools

Primary schools

There are five primary schools in Anandanagar:

Health

There is a central government hospital 'Anandanagar Union Health Center & Rural Training Unit' under Singur unit. It has all necessary primary facilities, six-bed capacity (maternity ward), outdoor facilities for general patients.

Roads and transportation

The main road is 'Anandanagar Link Road' (length 2.7 km, width 5 m). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to the SH2 via Chandannagar-Nasibpur road. Another road renovated under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' connects between kaliwada and Singur via Rajarbathan. Boinchipota, Anandanagar, Ratanpur.

There is Auto & Trecker service to Singur, Chandannagar, Kamarkundu. The nearest railway stations are Singur and Nasibpur on Howrah-Tarakeshwar section.

Clubs

Politics

The current Panchayat Prodhan from Anandanagar Panchayat is Amar Pore of AITC, who won the seat in Panchayat elections of 2013. Profulla Pore of AITC won this seat in 2003 and Prem Prasad Adhikari of AITC won this seat in 1998.[2]

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