Manteswar (community development block)
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Manteswar মন্তেশ্বর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Manteswar
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| Coordinates: 23°25′21″N 88°06′27″E / 23.42250°N 88.10750°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur, Bardhaman Purba |
| Assembly constituency | Manteswar, Purbasthali Uttar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.83 sq mi (305.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 237,398 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713145 (Manteswar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03453 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 73.08 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Manteswar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalna subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
When subdivisions were first formed by the British in 1860, Manteswar was one of the police stations of Kalna subdivision. It is also mentioned in Peterson's District Gazetteer of 1910.
In the wake of the movements against the partition of Bengal in 1905, Bandhab Samitis or Mahamaya Samitis were formed at Kalna, Manteswar and Purbasthali for physical training and revolutionary activities. In 1926–27, Damodar canal was developed for irrigation purposes. However, when canal tax was imposed opposition developed in Memari, Manteswar, Bhatar, the Ausgram community blocks and other irrigated areas. In 1938–40 the Congress organisation was strengthened by Gopen Kundu, Narayan Choudhury and Abdur Rahman. In 1943, when Damodar River flooded the entire area, relief was organised in the Manteswar area by the Communist Party.
Manteswar is located at 23°25′21″N 88°06′27″E / 23.4226°N 88.1075°E.
Manteswar CD Block is part of the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district. The area is surrounded by the Bhagirathi on the east, the Ajay on the north-west and the Damodar on the west and south. Old river channels and small creeks found in the region dry up in the dry season, but the Bardhaman Plains are sometimes subject to heavy floods during the rainy season. The region has recent alluvial soils.
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