Mecheda

Mecheda is a town in Kolaghat community development block in West Bengal, India. The town is the entrance point of Purba Medinipur district which lies upon the South Eastern Railway Zone and in proximity to Haldia, Tamluk, Digha and Contai, Egra.

Mecheda
Town
Mecheda railway station
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Coordinates: 22.40499°N 87.8525162°E / 22.40499; 87.8525162
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Government
• Body	Nagar Palika
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721137
Telephone/STD code	03228
Vehicle registration	WB-29 & WB-30
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Weather

Summers are hot, but the winters are mild with the mercury hardly going below 11 °C. During the winter, weather is relatively warmer than other places in Purba Medinipur.^{[citation needed]}

Cuisine

Mecheda is famous for its own popular Mechedar vegetable Chop and potatoes chop.^[1][2]

Communication

Mecheda is the gateway of Purba Medinipur district. NH 41, Kalaikunda air force base about 100 km from Mecheda. Mecheda Railway station is well-connected by connected by South Eastern railway.^[3] There is a central bus stand connected by roads.^[4] Mecheda acts as a junction point for travellers who are going to Haldia Port. It's also the junction point of Digha.

Education

Mecheda has a number of schools, it has a semi-government engineering college, the College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat.^[5] The college was conceived and planned by Professor Shankar Sen, an educationist and a former vice chancellor of Jadavpur University, in 1998.