Monteswar
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Monteswar মন্তেশ্বর |
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 Monteswar
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| Coordinates: 23°25′21″N 88°06′27″E / 23.42250°N 88.10750°ECoordinates: 23°25′21″N 88°06′27″E / 23.42250°N 88.10750°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| State Assembly constituency | Manteswar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,331 |
| PIN | 713145 (Manteswar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03453 |
| Website | http://www.bardhaman.gov.in |
| http://monteswarblock.org/ | |
Monteswar is a village situated in Manteswar (community development block) in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Monteswar police station has jurisdiction over Manteswar CD Block. The area covered is 354.04 km2.
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.
The headquarters of Manteswar CD Block are located at Monteswar.
As per the 2011 Census of India Monteswar had a total population of 9,331, of which 4,731 (51%) were males and 4,600 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 923. The total number of literates in Monteswar was 6,759 (80.39% of the population over 6 years).
State Highway 15 (West Bengal) running from Dainhat (in Bardhaman district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district) passes through this block.
A bridge is located between Maldanga and Monteswar across the Khari river.
Dr. Gourmohan Roy College was established at Monteswar in 1986. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy and accountancy.
There is a block primary health centre at Monteswar.
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