Petrapole

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namePetrapole
settlement_typeBorder Checkpoint
image_skylineFile:Jessore Road - Petrapole - North 24 Parganas 2015-05-29 1329.JPG
image_captionJessore Road, Petrapole
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India3
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2North 24 Parganas
established_title
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m6
population_as_of2001
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plateWB
website
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Geography

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Location

Petrapole is in the district of North 24 Parganas and is about 95 km from Kolkata on the National Highway 112 (formerly NH 35). The nearest town and passenger rail station is Bongaon.

Area overview

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Significance

This check post accounts for more than half of the $4-billion (nearly double the trade volume with Pakistan) trade with Bangladesh. This is the largest land port of Asia. The landport alone accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh.

Communication

The Petrapole-Benapole rail link was opened in 2001 after being closed for 24 years. There is a proposal to construct a by-pass road to ease congestion on the present road, connecting Benapole to NH 112 (earlier NH 35), bypassing Bangaon. On 9 November 2017, Nearly 10 years after Kolkata-Dhaka passenger train was flagged off after a gap of 43 years, a new train – Bandhan Express – was inaugurated between Kolkata and Khulna in Bangladesh (via Petrapole and Benapole), covering a distance of about 172 km. This is a weekly train and runs on Thursdays from both sides.

Gallery

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References

References

  1. (15 November 2010). "Chief secretary visits Petrapole border". The Times of India.
  2. "Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O’Malley". Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912.
  3. "District Gazetteer". Egiye Bangla.
  4. "Jessore District Information". Khujbo.com.
  5. "Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay". Banglapedia.
  6. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  9. (12 March 2018). "Customs wants better rail link thru Petrapole". The Hindu Business Line.
  10. [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/integrated-check-post-planned-at-petrapole-to-boost-trade-with-dhaka/article2214092.ece Integrated check post planned at Petrapole to boost trade with Dhaka]. ''thehindubusinessline.com''. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  11. [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/06/18/stories/2006061802970300.htm Petrapole infrastructure to be beefed up]. ''thehindubusinessline.com''. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  12. [http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/01/22/stories/142271b6.htm Petrapole-Benapole rail link re-opens after 24 years] ''hindu.com''. Retrieved 6 May 2013
  13. [https://archive.today/20130203145649/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051204/asp/bengal/story_5557173.asp Bypass to ease border traffic] ''telegraphindia.com''. Retrieved 6 May 2013

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