Kanchrapara
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kanchrapara
Village in the Barrackpore subdivision, District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, situated in 22 degree 57' N. and 88° 26' E. Population (1901), 1,545. Kanchrapara is an important station on the Eastern Bengal State Railway, and the railway work- shops are situated here. It lies within the Halisahar municipality.