Kamarkundu Junction is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah-Tarakeswar

Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line

The Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line is a railway line connecting Sheoraphuli on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line and the temple town of Tarakeswar. The railway line is entirely in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sheoraphuli is from Howrah...

 and the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord

Howrah-Bardhaman Chord

The Howrah-Bardhaman Chord is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Bardhaman districts in the Indian state of West Bengal...

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Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 in Singur

Singur (community development block)

Singur is an administrative division in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur and Bhadreswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Singur. Singur is an urban area under this block.-History:The word “Singur” is...

 block in Chandannagore subdivision

Chandannagore subdivision

Chandannagore subdivision , is a subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Chandannagar municipal corporation and three municipalities and three community development blocs: Haripal, Singur and Tarakeswar. The three blocks contain 41 gram panchayats and...

 of Hooghly district

Hooghly District

Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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History

The Howrah-Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885 and the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line in 1917.It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) from Howrah via Howrah-Bardhaman chord and 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) via Howrah-Tarakeswar branch line

Overview

Kamarkundu is located at 22.83°N 88.20°E

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.