Chhatrish Ganda
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Chhatrish Ganda
36 Ganda, 36 Gonda, Chhatrish Gonda | |
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Village | |
  Chhatrish Ganda Location in West Bengal, India  Chhatrish Ganda Chhatrish Ganda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′13″N 87°13′07″E / 23.736944°N 87.218611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,951 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713346 |
| Telephone code | +91 341 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jamuria |
| Website | bardhaman |
Chhatrish Ganda is a small village under Jamuria block of Asansol subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a suburb of Asansol.
The village is near Pandaveswar surrounded by "Open Cast Coal Mines". It is located in Paschim Bardhaman district, in the State of West Bengal, India. Chhatrish Ganda is located on the south bank of Ajay River.This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders.
Economy
Chhatrish Ganda is situated in the heart of Raniganj Coalfield, one of India's coal mining areas.
Demographics
As per 2011 census Chhatrish Ganda had a total population of 2951, of which 1547 are men and the female population comprises 1404.
Education
Chhatrish Ganda village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Chhatrish Ganda village was 66.97% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Chhatrish Ganda Male literacy stands at 77.51% while female literacy rate was 55.73%.
Here are two Primary Schools one Bengali and one Hindi. There is two high schools also, one is Pandaveswar Sree Jaipuria High School which is situated in Kendra village is about 2 km east of Chhatrish Ganda and another is Nimsha Khottadih Alinagar High School which is situated in Khottadih village is about 4 km south of Chhatrish Ganda.
Transport
There are two minibus routes serving Chhatrish Ganda - one Chhatrish Ganda to Raniganj via Pandaveswar and other from Chhatrish Ganda to Raniganj via Khottadih gram. Chhatrish Ganda is also connected to Pandaveswar through trekker services.
