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Chanchal

Chanchal
চাঁচল
Town
Chanchal is located in West Bengal
Chanchal
Chanchal
Chanchal is located in India
Chanchal
Chanchal
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E / 25.39; 87.99Coordinates: 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E / 25.39; 87.99
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chanchal
Website wb.gov.in

Chanchal is a town in Malda District, West Bengal, India.This place is famous for Chanchal Palace. It is the second largest town in Malda.

Chanchal is located at 25°23′N 87°59′E / 25.39°N 87.99°E / 25.39; 87.99. Chanchal is the headquarter of the Chanchal subdivision. Also, the headquarter of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.

Chanchal subdivision consists of six blocks Harishchandrapur–I, Harishchandrapur–II, Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, Ratua–I and Ratua–II. Chanchal comes under the "Tal" region of the district.

It was the home of Raja Saratchandra Rai Bahadur, who built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. One part of the palace was transformed into a government college in 1969.The other part of the Palace is now Chanchal Subdivisional Court.

Chanchal has three distinct seasons: summer, winter and monsoon. In summer the temperature sometimes reaches 45 degree Celsius. Winters are generally chilled and cool and sometimes temperature goes below 3 degree Celsius. During the monsoons (between June and September), the town is lashed by moderate to heavy rains.


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