Mankundu

Mankundu is a neighbourhood in Bhadreswar of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[1]

Mankundu
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 22.84°N 88.34°E / 22.84; 88.34
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Burdwan
District	Hooghly
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Bhadreswar Municipality
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712139
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandannagar

Etymology

The name Mankundu comes from a prehistoric era when King Man Singh sent a few soldiers to defeat the then mog dacoits in 17th era.

Geography

Mankundu is situated in Latitude: 22°84'N & Longitude: 88°34'E.

Education

Mankundu B.Ed. College, was established at Mankundu in 2011. Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, an engineering college, was established at Mankundu in 2009.

Pearl Rosary School,Techno India Group Public School, Mankundu Vivekananda Wisdom Mission School, was established at Mankundu in 2011.

Transport

State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Mankundu. Private Bus number 2 (Chunchura Court - Dakshineswar) plies through here.^[2]

Mankundu railway station is on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.^[3] It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system.