Tarakeswar
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Tarakeswar is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva". It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India. Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage of Lord Shiva sect in West Bengal away from state capital Kolkata.
Tarakeswar is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva". It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India. Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage of Lord Shiva sect in West Bengal away from state capital Kolkata.
Geography
Location
Tarakeswar is located at . It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 feet). It is in the Chandannagore sub-division, in the middle of the district, in Hooghly District of Burdwan Division in the state of West Bengal. The town is connected both by railway and State Highway. The town is 48 km from Chinsurah, the district headquarter and 45 km from Chandannagore, the Sub-Divisional Headquarter and 58 km from Kolkata, the state capital by railway (BG). It is also connected with other urban centers of district with motorable roads.
Police station
Tarakeswar police station has jurisdiction over Tarakeswar municipal areas and Tarakeswar CD Block.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Tarakeswar CD Block are located at Tarakeswar.
Education
Tarakeswar Degree College was established at Tarakeswar in 19861. Rani Rashmoni Green University in Tarakeswar is under construction. Tarakeswar Boys High School is one of the biggest government school for boys. Tarakeswar Girls High School is biggest girl school affiliated with West Bengal government.. Pearl Rosary High School established in 20171 is a CBSE based school. Bikash Bharati Blooms Day School is a well established CBSE school beside Tarakeswar Mahavidyalaya. Kendriya Vidyalaya reputated CBSE school in the middle of city. Panisheola Indira Smriti Vidyapith situated 10 km away (Haripal) from main city is one of the most reputated and oldest school from 1985 affiliated to CBSE and providing high quality education for the youth of this city.
Transport
Road transport
State Highway 15 & State Highway 2 passes through Tarakeswar. Tarakeswar has 45.493 km road out of which 13.436 km is bituminous Road, 10.483 km is concrete, 11.801 km is brick pavement; 1.857 km is Bats-Moorum roads and 7.914 km Kancha Road.
Bus
The largest bus terminus of Hooghly district situated in Tarakeswar. More than 50 bus routes present from Tarakeswar including express and local bus service. Tarakeswar has bus connection with several districts of West Bengal. Express Buses bound Bankura, Bishnupur, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Bolpur, Khatra, Kharagpur, Digha, Howrah, Medinipur, Mecheda, Memari, Haldia, Panskura, Jhargram, Katwa, Krishnanagar, Nabadwip, Kalna and many more destination are available from Tarakeswar bus stand. Frequent long-distance bus service available between Tarakeswar and Bankura, Bardhaman, Medinipur, Nabadwip, Ghatal. There is also many local bus route like 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23 from Tarakeswar that covers Hooghly and some other districts. Many mini bus routes like Tarakeswar - Bargachiya, Tarakeswar - Khusiganj, Tarakeswar - Udaynarayanpur etc. are also present.
Rail transport
The town has a status of Model Station of Eastern Railway. The distance between Howrah and Tarakeswar is 58 km. It serves as a transportation center for potato and other green vegetables in the southern Bengal. The Howrah-Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885. Tarakeswar railway station was also a terminal for the Bengal Provincial Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Tarakeswar Railway Station is declared as a Multifunctional Station. Tarakeswar railway station is one of the most important station of Eastern Railway. The present Railway Line between Sheoraphuli railway station and Tarakeswar has been extended to Bishnupur in Bankura. Tarakeswar Railway station Enquiry number is: 03212276190. There are also many new rail projects from Tarakeswar. Those projects are Tarakeswar - Dhaniakhali - Magra Line, Tarakeswar - Champadanga - Amta - Bagnan Line, Tarakeswar - Baruipara line etc.
Communication
Champadanga area Telephone Exchange with dialling code 03212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, Chanditala, Dihi-batpur, Dwarhatta, Piyasara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Dulalbati, Mashat, Nalikul, Rajbalahat, Shaympur, Pratiharpur, Loknath, Tarakeswar, Talpur, Taukipur and Mayapur. WCDMA and LTE network are also available here.
See also
Tarakeswar affair Tarakeswar Municipality Taraknath Temple, Tarakeswar, West Bengal Tarakeswar App Tarakeswar Updates
References
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