Champapukur

22°39′26″N 88°48′47″E / 22.657151°N 88.813128°E / 22.657151; 88.813128Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictNorth 24 Parganas districtBlockBasirhat II (community development block)Government • Panchayat PradhanSapna Saha Sapna Saha • MPIdris Ali • Sapna SahaATM Abdullah^[1]Languages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code91 3217 249, 279ISO 3166 codeIN-WBVehicle registrationWB26Lok Sabha constituencyBasirhatVidhan Sabha constituencyBasirhat UttarWebsitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Champapukur is a village and a gram panchayat in Basirhat II CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.

Etymology

Champapukur is named after a pond which even today is at the heart of the village.

Geography

Champapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the eastern India. The Bangladesh border - at Taki is situated about 20 km from here.

The average altitude is 11 metres. Ichamati River at Basirhat is just 6 km from here. Also Champapukur have many ponds.

Champapukur is 58 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah–Hasnabad line of Eastern Railway.

Climate

The climate is tropical — like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon — from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.

Temperature :41 °C in May (Maximum) and 10 °C in January (Minimum)

Relative Humidity: Between 50% in March & 90% in July

Rainfall: 1,579mm(Normal)^[2]

Amenities

Amenities in the village include schools, library, post office, telephone, mobile network, cable network and a bank. It has a playground.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chapna Pukhuria had a total population of 5,738, of which 2,948 (51%) were males and 2,790 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 659. The total number of literates in Chapna Pukhuria was 3,990 (78.56% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Economy

The main economic industry is agriculture. Although some people are associated in government service and business.

Major Points

Hatkhola: Hatkhola is the prime market here. People gather here, play cards make an amicable atmosphere.
Champapukur Rail Gate: This is another junction of rail station and many other para roads.
Rajapur is a nearby market where all kinds of necessary commodities are available.

Transport

Road

Champapukur is communicated with Basirhat in the east, Kholapota at the north and Malancha at south. The Taki Road (SH 35) is just 2 km from here.

Rail

Champapukur ^[4] is also connected by railways. This is a station of Hasnabad-Basirhat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.

Culture

The main feature one can find in this village is the bonding among the people. Durga Puja and Kali Puja are the main festival here. Apart from that there is a Basanti Puja, Neel Puja. Saraswati puja is also very famous.^{[citation needed]} People of age 8 to 80 participate in the puja and enjoy at their best. The main thing is that there is no religious bar on those festivals, people from all communities, castes, religions can enjoy the festival with great commitment and harmony.

Hazratalar Mela (Charok Mela) is an old religious gathering held on penultimate day of Bengali month Chaitra (Mid of April each year). People from various community come from many parts of Bengal to dedicate their puja for Lord Shiva.

Sports

Football and Cricket are popular games played here.^{[citation needed]} CSA organizes football tournament each year where many teams from Basirhat to Kolkata participate.

Clubs

• C.S.A. is the most familiar club here.^{[citation needed]}
• Rakhisangha is another familiar club.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Schools

The schools are either run by the state government or by private organisations. Schools mainly use English or Bengali as the medium of instruction. The schools are affiliated to WBBSE, WBCHSE and Cisce.

• Champapukur High Secondary Vidyalaya (WBCHSE, Bengali)
• New Age Public School. (CISCE)

College

Basirhat Mahabodhi College of Education:^[5] This B.Ed. college is privately run college and is affiliated with WUUttepa.
Basirhat College is only 5 km from here.

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