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37-592: Chaumukha is a coastal village in Baliapal block of Baleswar district of the Indian state of Odisha . Chaumukha and Dagara are the two coastal villages in Baliapal Block broadly used to mention about the closer seaside and beach. The beach also special with the presence of other beaches like Chandipur and Talasari of Baleswar district with red crabs, silvery sand, casuarina forest. Fishing by small boats with

74-465: A literacy rate of 84.67%, while rural areas have a literacy rate of 79.18%. Urban areas account for 10.92% of the population. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.62% and 11.88% of the population, respectively. Balasore district is predominantly Hindu, comprising about 94.7% of the population with 2,197,709 individuals. Muslims represent the second-largest religious group, making up around 4.1% with 94,254 adherents, while Christians account for

111-410: A smaller 0.3%, totaling 6,434 residents. Other religious minorities include Sikhs (0.01%, 237 individuals), Jains (0.009%, 201 individuals), and Buddhists (0.005%, 111 individuals). Additionally, about 0.8% (18,345 individuals) belong to other faiths, and 0.1% (3,238 individuals) have not stated their religion. Languages of Baleswar district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 88.30% of

148-404: Is 756083 and postal head office is Pratappur (Baleswar) Jamkunda (7 km), Betagadia (8 km), Aladiha (9 km), Pratappur (9 km), Kanthibhaunri (9 km) are the nearby Villages to Chaumukh Chaumukh is surrounded by Baliapal Tehsil towards North, Basta Tehsil towards North, Ramnagar-I Tehsil towards East, Ramnagar-Ii Tehsil towards East Jaleswar, Balasore, Baleshwar, Contai are

185-408: Is a four lane express way. The nearest airport from Balasore is Kolkata International Airport and Biju Patnaik International Airport , Bhubaneswar . Balasore runs state Buses of ( OSRTC ) which provide point to point service from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar (via Balasore). As per the 2011 Census, Balasore district has a population of 2,320,529, which is comparable to the population of Latvia or

222-462: Is a pilgrimage spot. Panskura is also well known for its cultural side. Many cultural schools and institutes are there. Panskura is famous for the recitation institute Chandabani [ছন্দবাণী]. Mahishadal is only 16 km from Tamluk town where tourists can visit the Mahishadal Rajbari, the museum there and Gopal Jiu temple. Geonkhali is a place 8 km from Mahishadal, a perfect picnic spot at

259-603: Is a public residential school in Bagudi village (near Mangalpur) of Soro block in the Balasore district. Government-run, it provides education to children predominantly from the rural areas and economically challenged families. It was established and is managed by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education ).In accordance with

296-493: Is also known for its green vegetables wholesale market near the Panskura Junction railway station . It is open every day after 10 pm until 7 am the next morning with a regular gathering of lakhs of people. Panskura is one of the busiest railway stations which extends up to Digha or Haldia directly through this station or by bus. The river Kansabati is a good picnic spot and Mahakali (Bhavatarini) temple nearby old Panskura bazar

333-518: Is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India . Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state. Baleswar is said to have got its name through the regional derivation of the word Baneswar , from Lord Baneshwar (Lord Shiva), the presiding deity of the town. The Siva temple, Baneswara Temple is located in Puruna Baleswar ( lit.   ' Old Baleswar ' ). Balasore district

370-890: Is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Tamluk subdivision consists of Tamluk municipality, Panskura municipality and seven community development blocks: Nandakumar, Moyna, Tamluk, Shahid Matangini, Panskura–I, Panskura–II and Chandipur (Nadigram–III). Haldia subdivision consists of Haldia municipality and five community development blocks: Mahishadal, Nandigram–I, Nandigram–II, Sutahata and Haldia. Egra subdivision consists of Egra municipality and five community development blocks: Bhagawanpur–I, Egra–I, Egra–II, Pataspur–I and Pataspur–II. Contai subdivision consists of Contai municipality and eight community development blocks: Kanthi–I, Kanthi–II, Kanthi–III, Khejuri–I, Khejuri–II, Ramnagar–I and Ramnagar–II, Bhagawanpur–II. Tamluk

407-457: Is located at 21°33′59″N 87°19′24″E  /  21.56639°N 87.32333°E  / 21.56639; 87.32333 . The nearest bus stop to reach Dagara is Jagai (9 km). Chaumukha is 64 km from Baleswar . The nearest rail head is Jaleswar (58 km). Another railway station Basta is 65 km from here. Nearest airport is Bhubaneswar . Baleswar district Balasore District , also known as Baleswar District ,

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444-454: Is located in the northeast of the state of Odisha and lies between 21° 3' to 21° 59' north latitude and 86° 20' to 87° 29' east longitude. The average altitude of the district is 19.08-metre. The district has a total area of 3634 km . It is bounded by Purba Medinipur , Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts of West Bengal in its north, the Bay of Bengal to its east, Bhadrak district to

481-829: Is no railway station near to Chaumukh in less than 10 km. However Kharagpur Jn Railway Station is major railway station 97 km near to Chaumukh Nearby Railway Stations Digha Flag Stn- 22 km Ramnagar Bengal- 30 km Rajghat Halt- 32 km Jaleswar- 32 km Places near Chaumukh Digha- 23 km Chandipur- 38 km Baripada- 82 km Midnapore- 107 km Medinipur- 107 km Chaumukh Nearby Places Few nearby places of Chaumukh are listed below for your reference: Cities Jaleswar- 31 km Balasore- 46 km Baleshwar- 50 km Contai- 55 km Taluks Bhograi- 14 km Baliapal- 16 km Basta- 25 km Ramnagar-I- 28 km Airports Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport- 186 km Bhubaneswar Airport- 239 km Ranchi Airport- 318 km Chaumukha

518-403: Is the district headquarters. There are 21 police stations, 25 development blocks, 5 municipalities and 223 gram panchayats in this district. Other than in the municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 10 urban units: five municipalities and five census towns . Panskura municipality

555-595: The National Policy on Education (1986) of the government of India, the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Bagudi in the Balasore district was established during March 1987. The district has 1 Lok Sabha constituency ( Balasore ) and 8 Vidhan Sabha constituencies. The current MP from Balasore is Pratap Chandra Sarangi from the BJP . The following is the 8 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Balasore district and

592-671: The Partition of Medinipur into Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur which lies at the northern and western border of it. The state of Odisha is at the southwest border; the Bay of Bengal lies in the south; the Hooghly river and South 24 Parganas district to the east; Howrah district to the north-east ; Paschim Medinipur district to the west. Purba Medinipur comprises the sub-divisions of Tamluk, Contai and Haldia of erstwhile Medinipur district . Another sub-division, Egra has been created out of

629-627: The Quit India Movement in Tamluk. In 2007, Purba Medinipur witnessed the Nandigram violence , an incident of police firing that killed 14 farmers. Tamralipta , the port in ancient India, is believed by scholars to have been around modern-day Tamluk. It is mentioned in the writings of Ptolemy (150 AD), the Greco-Egyptian writer, as well as Faxian and Xuanzang , Chinese monks and travellers. It

666-402: The 2011 census, the district has a literacy rate of 87.66 up from 80.20% of 2001 census. As per 2001 census, this district had a male literacy rate of 89.1% and female literacy rate was 70.7%. The education index of this district is 0.74 and it is ranked first in literacy in comparison to other districts of West Bengal . Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of

703-550: The 25 CD Blocks in the district. The major rivers are Haldi , Rupnarayan , Rasulpur , Bagui and Keleghai , flowing in north to south or south-east direction. River water is an important source of irrigation. The district has a low 899 hectare forest cover, which is 0.02% of its geographical area. Major cities and towns include Panskura , Tamluk , Nandakumar , Contai , Egra , Haldia , Mecheda , Mahishadal , Digha , Mandarmani , Khejuri , Ramnagar , Patashpur , Kolaghat , Nandigram . Chandipur Purba Medinipur district

740-759: The Odisha border, and the two dialects cannot be distinguished. Hindus are the majority religion in the district. Muslims are the second largest religion. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Purba Medinipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 11 districts in West Bengal receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). in East Medinipur Mat " Madur " industry are very popular, it's occupation of most people. In

777-476: The U.S. state of New Mexico. It ranks 195th out of 640 districts in India. The district has a population density of 609 people per square kilometer (1,580 per square mile). Over the decade from 2001 to 2011, Balasore's population grew by 14.47%. The district's sex ratio stands at 957 females for every 1,000 males. The overall literacy rate is 79.79%, with male literacy at 87% and female literacy at 72.28%. Urban areas have

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814-592: The West Bengal Legislative Assembly. According to the 2011 census Purba Medinipur district has a population of 5,095,875, roughly equal to the United Arab Emirates or the US state of Colorado . This gives it a ranking of 20th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,076 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,790/sq mi). Its population growth rate over

851-569: The agriculture sector paddy, wheat, chilli, vegetable are also popular in India . Educational facilities in Purba Medinipur district: High School (including higher secondary school)–456 Junior High School–189 Junior High Madarsa–5 High Madarsa–8 Senior Madarsa–2 Primary School–3217 Sishu Sikhsha Kendra–1516 Ishwar chandra Jana Chetna Centre–3089 College–15 Engineering colleges–2 Skill development institutions–44 According to

888-450: The blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc. The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Purba Medinipur district. The coastal region of Purba Medinipur district is in the face of river Hoogly. With good coastal, landform, seasonal, rural and heritage diversity, it offers

925-453: The decade 2001-2011 was 15.32%. Purba Medinipur has a sex ratio of 936 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.60%. 11.63% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.63% and 0.55% of the population respectively. Bengali is the predominant language, spoken by 98.31% of the population. The Bengali dialect around Kanthi is heavily influenced by nearby dialect of Odia and along

962-819: The education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013–2014. It may be noted that primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools, and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes, etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, polytechnics, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training, and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for

999-509: The elected members of that area: Purba Medinipur district Purba Medinipur (English: East Medinipur , alternative spelling Midnapore ) district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The headquarters in Tamluk . It was formed on 1 January 2002 after

1036-525: The erstwhile Contai sub-division during the partition of Medinipur. In 2011, the state government proposed to rename the district as Tamralipta district after the ancient port city of Tamralipta which used to lie near the modern district headquarters. Purba Medinipur saw many political movements during the British Raj . A parallel government named the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar was formed during

1073-437: The junction (mohona) of three rivers. Digha is a seaside resort town of Purba Medinipur district and, at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, is the most popular seaside resort of West Bengal . Renowned for its beaches, Digha is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Mandarmani is a small virgin beach on the Bay of Bengal under Kalindi Gram Panchayat, only 14 km from Digha-Contai Road from Chaulkhola Bus Stop. It

1110-548: The local fisher flock is very interesting. Chaumukh village is located in India and listed under Taluk : Baliapal, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha State. Chaumukh Chaumukh is a village in Baliapal Tehsil in Baleshwar District of Odisha State, India It is located 52 km towards East from District headquarters Balasore 13 km from Bahiapal 246 km from State capital Bhubaneswar Chaumukh Pin code

1147-719: The nearby Cities to Chaumukh It is near to bay of Bengal There is a chance of humidity in the weather Demographics of Chaumukh Oriya is the Local Language here. Chaumukh Location Tehsil Name : Baliapal District : Baleshwar State : Odisha Language : Oriya and Hindi Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation / Altitude: 13 meters. Above Sea level Telephone Code / Std Code: 06781 Pin Code ;: 756083 Post Office Name : Pratappur (Baleswar) Alternate Village Name : Choumukh How to Reach Chaumukh Chaumukh By Train There

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1184-450: The population in the district spoke Odia , 4.11% Santali , 3.39% Urdu , 1.30% Bengali and 0.67% Hindi as their first language. The local dialect of the region is Baleswari , a dialect of Odia. Other languages include Bhunjia, spoken by approximately 7000 Bhunjia Adivasis and Santali . The district constitute primary university is F. M. University . Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bagudi (also known as JNV Bagudi or JNV Balasore)

1221-516: The potential for tourism in its typical coastlines and rural areas. The famous tourist spots are Tamluk, district headquarters of Purba Medinipur district is situated on the bank of river Rupnarayan which is a very popular picnic spot. The other places are: It is a municipality upgraded in 2002. It is one of the busiest towns in East Midnapore district. Panskura is known as "Valley of Flowers" with large supplies of flowers to other places. Panskura

1258-451: The south and Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts to the west. The district lies along the Odisha coastal plain. In the southwest there are some small hill ranges. The Subarnarekha is the main river, and it empties into the Bay of Bengal in the district. Balasore railway station falls en route on the main line connecting Chennai to Kolkata . NH 16 (erstwhile NH 5) runs through Balasore, and NH 60 , which connects Balasore to Kolkata,

1295-570: The west, east and north, (b) the coastal plains on the south. The vast expanse of land is formed of alluvium and is composed of younger and coastal alluvial. The elevation of the district is within 10 meters above the mean sea level. The district has a long coastline of 65.5  km along its southern and south eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones and tornadoes. Tidal floods are quite regular in these five CD Blocks. Normally floods occur in 21 of

1332-511: Was established in 2001. Purba Medinipur contains 16 assembly constituencies, equally divided between two Lok Sabha constituencies Tamluk and Kanthi. The MP for Tamluk is Dibyendu Adhikari (AITC) while the MP for Kanthi is Sisir Adhikari (BJP). These are members of the Adhikari family which has dominated politics in the district whose prominent member has been Suvendu Adhikari, now Leader of Opposition in

1369-460: Was the main port used by Ashoka , the Mauryan emperor. With too much siltation the port lost its importance around eighth century A.D. The supreme leader of Tamralipta Jatiya sarkar was Satish chandra Samanta. Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain and Eastern coastal plains . Topographically, the district can be divided into two parts – (a) almost entirely flat plains on

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