Champapukur
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Champapukur is a village and a gram panchayat in Basirhat II CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.
Etymology
Champapukur is named after a pond which even today is at the heart of the village.
Geography
Champapukur is located in the
The average altitude is 11 metres. Ichamati River at Basirhat is just 6 km from here. Also Champapukur have many ponds.
Champapukur is 58 km from
Climate
The climate is
Temperature :41 °C in May (Maximum) and 10 °C in January (Minimum)
Relative Humidity: Between 50% in March & 90% in July
Rainfall: 1,579mm(Normal)[2]
Amenities
Amenities in the village include schools, library, post office, telephone, mobile network, cable network and a bank. It has a playground.
Demographics
As per the
Economy
The main economic industry is agriculture. Although some people are associated in government service and business.
Major Points
Hatkhola: Hatkhola is the prime market here. People gather here, play cards make an amicable atmosphere.
Champapukur Rail Gate: This is another junction of rail station and many other para roads.
Rajapur is a nearby market where all kinds of necessary commodities are available.
Transport
Road
Champapukur is communicated with Basirhat in the east, Kholapota at the north and Malancha at south. The Taki Road (SH 35) is just 2 km from here.
Rail
Champapukur [4] is also connected by railways. This is a station of Hasnabad-Basirhat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.
Culture
The main feature one can find in this village is the bonding among the people. Durga Puja and Kali Puja are the main festival here. Apart from that there is a Basanti Puja, Neel Puja. Saraswati puja is also very famous.[citation needed] People of age 8 to 80 participate in the puja and enjoy at their best. The main thing is that there is no religious bar on those festivals, people from all communities, castes, religions can enjoy the festival with great commitment and harmony.
Hazratalar Mela (Charok Mela) is an old religious gathering held on penultimate day of Bengali month
Sports
Football and Cricket are popular games played here.[citation needed] CSA organizes football tournament each year where many teams from Basirhat to Kolkata participate.
Clubs
- C.S.A. is the most familiar club here.[citation needed]
- Rakhisangha is another familiar club.[citation needed]
Education
Schools
The schools are either run by the state government or by private organisations. Schools mainly use English or Bengali as the medium of instruction. The schools are affiliated to WBBSE, WBCHSE and Cisce.
College
Basirhat Mahabodhi College of Education:[5] This B.Ed. college is privately run college and is affiliated with WUUttepa.
Basirhat College is only 5 km from here.
References
- ^ "MLAs of North 24 parganas". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas weather". north24parganas.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Champapukur passing trains"..
- ^ "Champapukur B.Ed. College"..