Pailan

Pailan is a village and a gram panchayat the Bishnupur I CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Pailan
Village
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Coordinates: 22.4293°N 88.3069°E / 22.4293; 88.3069
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Bishnupur I
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700104
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

Pailan is located at 22°25′45″N 88°18′25″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Transport

Pailan is on the National Highway 12.^[3]

Majerhat railway station is located nearby.^[3]

Education

Pailan College of Management and Technology, established in 2003, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.^[4]

Pailan World School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.^[5]

Healthcare

Chandi Doulatabad Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Doulatabad (PO Nepalganj), is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur I CD block.^[6]