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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mankundu<br />
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.84|N|88.34|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Bhadreswar Municipality]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 17<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 712139<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = +91 33<br />
| registration_plate = WB<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chandannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chandannagar]]<br />
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'''Mankundu''' is a locality in [[Bhadreswar Municipality]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name ''Mankundu'' comes from a prehistoric era when King [[Man Singh]] sent a few soldiers to defeat the then mog [[Dacoity|dacoits]] in 17th era.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Mankundu is situated in Latitude: 22°84'N & Longitude: 88°34'E.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Mankundu. Private Bus number '''2''' ([[Chunchura]] Court - [[Dakshineswar]]) plies through here.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Mankundu railway station]] is on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman main line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-barddhaman-jn-local-37815/14449/581/2 |title = 37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 13 June 2017}}</ref> It is part of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Pearl Rosary School is the most renowned school in the locality. The school is affiliated to WBBSE and WBCHSE. The school is an authorised study centre of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Govt of India.<br />
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[[Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering]], an engineering college, was established at Mankundu in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://skf.edu.in/ | title = Supreme Knowledge Group of Institutions | publisher = SKF |access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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Mankundu B.Ed. College, was established at Mankundu in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://mankundubedcollege.org/ | title = Mankundu BEd College | publisher = MBC | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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Vivekananda Wisdom Mission School, was established at Mankundu in 2011.<br />
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Techno India Group Public School, Mankundu<br />
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Pearl Rosary School, affiliated to WBBSE and WBCHSE. The school is also an authorised study centre of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Govt of India.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hooghly District}}<br />
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]</div>->Bitan12