Munsirhat

Munsirhat
Census Town
Munsirhat Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.65°N 88.08°E/22.65; 88.08
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Languages
• Official	Bengali,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
PIN	711410
Telephone code	91 3214
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-xx xxx
Lok Sabhaconstituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency	Jagatballavpur
Website	howrah.gov.in

Munsirhatis part of theJagatballavpurblock in theHowrah Sadar subdivisionof theHowrah districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.The Block Development office is located in Munsirhat.

Geography

Munsirhat is located at22.65°N 88.08°E/22.65; 88.08.

Transport

Amta Road (part ofState 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 stationis a station on theHowrah–Amtalineof theKolkata Suburban Railwaysystem. BesidesMunsirhat 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 fromHowrah Station.

Economics

Munsirhat is one of the markets of the district.There are several banks operating in the area includingState Bank of India(SBI),Bank of India(BOI),UCO Bank,Bandhan Bank andIndian Bank.

Culture

Munshirhat Sekrahati village is adjacent to the Munsirhat bus stop. There is a century oldatchalatemple andrasmanchain Ghoshpara in Sekrahati.

Every year, Munsirhat celebrates Ratha Yatra festival. And Munsirhat Celebrates Every year Fateali Mela.

Education

Munshirhat Brahmanpara Chintamoni Institution (Est. in 1923) is the only higher secondary school. There are a number of government aided free primary schools.