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Chandrakona Road
Chandrakona Road is an inhabited place in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Geography  
8km 5miles
Bhadutola Reserve Forest
Godapiasal Forest
Arabari Range Forest
Goaltore Reserve Forest
Salboni Forest Range
Lalgarh-Jhitka Forest Range
Gohaldanga Forest Range
Hoomgarh Forest
Kangsabati River
Shilabati River
JSW Cement Plant F 
Vidyasagar University F
Gongoni Danga H
Pathra H
Karnagarh H
Midnapore M
Satbankura R
Salboni R
Pingboni R
Keshpur R
Godapiasal R
Goaltore R
Chandrakona Road R
Chandra R
Anandapur R
Naba Kola CT
Garbeta CT
Dwarigeria CT
Durllabhganj CT
Amlagora CT Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly LocationChandrakona Road is located at 22°44′13″N 87°20′11″E / 22.73694°N 87.33652°E. Area overviewThe Paschim Medinipur district, before separation from Jhargram, had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[2] 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. Civic administrationGarbeta police station has an outpost at Chandrakona Road.[3] TransportThe town is situated at the intersection of the National Highway 14, running from Morgram to Kharagpur (Old National Highway 60) and the National Highway 116B, running from Nandakumar to Chandaneswar. Chandrakona Road railway station is situated on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway zone. EducationGourav Guin Memorial College was established at Chandrakona Road, PO Satbankura in 2008. Affiliated with Vidyasagar University, it offers honours courses in Bengal, English and history and a general course in arts.[4][5] References
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