Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kamarkundu | |
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Village | |
Kamarkundu Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalKamarkundu Kamarkundu (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°12′E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haripal |
| Website | wb |
Kamarkundu is located at 22°50′N 88°12′E
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[1]
Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Howrah-Tarakeswar section there are 48 trains that carry commuters from 21 railway stations. In the Howrah-Bardhaman (chord line) section 48 trains carry commuters from 30 railway stations.[2]
At Kamarkundu railway station, the Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line goes above the Howrah-Bardhaman chord. Since the lines are at two levels, trains cannot switch routes. Platforms are at two levels.[3]