Chandrakona
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Chandrakona চন্দ্রকোণা |
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| Town | |
 Chandrakona
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| Coordinates: 22°44′N 87°31′E / 22.73°N 87.52°ECoordinates: 22°44′N 87°31′E / 22.73°N 87.52°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 23,629 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721201 |
| Telephone code | 03225 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandrakona |
Chandrakona is a town with a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a small town. This town is located between Ghatal and Garhbeta. The king – Chandraketu was the founder of the kingdom of Chandrakona. In Ain-E-Akbari it was mentioned as ‘Mana’.
Chandrakona is located at 22°26′N 87°19′E / 22.44°N 87.31°E. It has an average elevation of 28 metres (91 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, Chandrakona Municipality had a population of 20,400. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandrakona has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 73% and female literacy of 58%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As per 2001 census, Chandrakona I CD Block had a population of 118,077 of which 60,277 were males and 57,800 were females. Chnadrakona II CD Block had a population of 106,587 out of which 54,504 were males and 52,083 were females. Gorwth of population in the period 1991-2001 was 13.98 for Chandrakona I and 18.85 for Chandrakona II.
The headquarters of Chandrakona II Block are located at Chandrakona.
Chandrakona police station has jurisdiction over Chandrakona, Khirpai and Ramjibanpur municipalities and Chandrakona I and Chandrakona II CD Blocks.
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