Chanchal


Chanchal is a census town in Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Chanchal subdivision.

History

It was the home of Raja Saratchandra Rai Bahadur, who built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. One part of the palace was transformed into a government college in 1969.The other part of the Palace is now Chanchal Subdivisional Court.

Geography

Chanchal is located at. Chanchal is the headquarter of the Chanchal subdivision. Also, the headquarter of the Chanchal-I CD block is here.
There is an announcement that Chanchal and Gazole would be amongst the 22 new municipalities to be formed in West Bengal.The matter has also been reported in the press, but till November 2018, there has been no formal announcement or notification.

Climate

Chanchal has three distinct seasons: summer, winter and monsoon. In summer the temperature sometimes reaches 45 degree Celsius. Winters are generally chilled and cool and sometimes temperature goes below 3 degree Celsius. During the monsoons, the town is lashed by moderate to heavy rains.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Chanchal had a total population of 5,570, of which 2,827 were males and 2,743 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 634. The total number of literates in Chanchal was 3,852, which constituted 69.2% of the population with male literacy of 72.4% and female literacy of 65.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chanchal was 78.0%, of which male literacy rate was 82.0% and female literacy rate was 74.0%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 919 and 4 respectively. Chanchal had 1311 households in 2011.

Administration

Police station

Chanchal police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chanchal I and Chanchal II CD Blocks.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Chanchal I CD Block is at Chanchal.

Transport

Chanchal is on National Highway 31.

Roadways

Chanchal is connected by bus services like NBSTC and private buses to cities like Balurghat, Berhampore, Siliguri, Kolkata, Asansol, Raiganj, Malda, Dinhata, Suri, Ranaghat through National Highway 31.

Education

Chanchal Super Speciality Hospital at Chanchal Roy Para, Chanchal is a major medical facility. There are primary health centres in Chanchal I CD Block at Kharba and Singia .

Notable people