Geonkhali
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Geonkhali | |
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Village | |
  Geonkhali  Geonkhali | |
| Coordinates: 22°12′0″N 88°3′0″E / 22.20000°N 88.05000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | East Midnapore |
| Subdistrict | Mahishadal |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Geonkhali is a village and scenic tourist spot in the Mahishadal Block of East Midnapore district of West Bengal.
Location
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Kamalpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
It is located 130 km to the south of Kolkata at the confluence of the rivers Hooghly, Rupnarayan and Damodar. At the confluence, the river is so wide as to resemble the sea, making for a spectacular sight. Geonkhali is connected to Gadiara and Noorpur by regular launch services.[1]
National Waterway
Geonkhali lies at the head of the 623-km long National Waterway 5 that includes the Hijli Tidal Canal and the East Coast Canal linking it to Orissa's Paradip and Dhamra ports and the Matai, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers.[2]
Urbanisation
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
