Panskura
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Panskura পাঁশকুড়া |
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| Town | |
 Panskura
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| Coordinates: 22°25′01″N 87°42′00″E / 22.417°N 87.700°ECoordinates: 22°25′01″N 87°42′00″E / 22.417°N 87.700°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 57,932 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Bengali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Panskura Paschim |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 9 °C (48 °F) |
| Website |
purbamedinipur |
Panskura is a Town and Municipality in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Panskura is located at 22°25′N 87°42′E / 22.42°N 87.7°E. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (26 feet). ,It is situated on the NH6 on the way from Kolkata to Kharagpur.
As per 2011 Census of India Panskura had a total population of 57,932 of which 29,740 (51%) were males and 28,192 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 6,943. The total number of literates in Panskura was 43,326 (84.97% of the population over 6 years).
Panskura police station has jurisdiction over Panskura (municipality) and Panskura CD Block. Panskura police station covers an area of 285 km2 with a population of 350,000.
The livelihood of the common people is dependent on Business/Job/Agriculture. Many varieties of flowers and green vegetable are grown and are supplied to Kolkata from here. Local vegetable wholesale market is the main trade of this town. This vegetable market is the 2nd largest market in West Bengal. The first governmental cold storage & market for flower is situated at Panskura.
A large portion of the local population are farmers. Vegetables produced by farmers come to the bazaara, a busy and large wholesale market. It is the supply line for the vegetables markets of Kolkata and its outskirts. The bazaar is also well connected by train and road (NH6) to Kolkata which is the nearest big city. Local trains of South Eastern Line are frequent. Kharagpur, Haldia and Digha train connection is also available here.
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