Mankundu

Mankundu
Town
Mankundu
Mankundu

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°20′E / 22.84°N 88.34°E / 22.84; 88.34Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°20′E / 22.84°N 88.34°E / 22.84; 88.34
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Elevation 17.24 m (56.56 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 712139
Telephone code 033
Vehicle registration WB 16 & 18
Nearest city Chandannagar
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chandannagar

Mankundu is a small suburb town under greater Kolkata. The name Mankundu comes from a prehistoric era when King Man Singh sent a few soldiers to defeat the then mog dacoits in 17th era.

Geography

Mankundu situated in Latitude: 22°84'N & Longitude: 88°34'E. It is served by a railway station by its own name in Howrah-Bandel main line section.

Education

Mankundu has an AICTE affiliated engineering college named Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions.

References

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