Country India District North 24 Parganas PIN 743235 | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Nearest city Bangaon | |
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Panchita (or Chanda Bazar as it is commonly called) is a town in Bongaon sub-division in the North 24 Parganas district, state of West Bengal, India. It has a well used picnic spot along with a huge market, Beside this an Allahabad Bank, a State Bank of India ATM, Chanda Lalit Mohan High School H.S. as landmark & also a Chanda G.S.F.P primary school. Bongaon-Bagdaha Road and Nakful-Bediyapota Roads intersect here.
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Map of Panchita, West Bengal 743235
Area
It has a Post Office and it is the Main bazar of Dharmapukuria Gram Panchayat which has 7 Villages of its own administrative block and 3 villages of Ganrapota Gram Panchayat.
Location
Lat Long (23.107150, 88.820547)
GPS Coordinates 23° 6' 25.74 N 88° 49' 13.9692 E
Map Mouse Over Location (23.105857, 88.820997)
Population
As of 2011, the population of Panchita village is almost 98,000 so it can be defined as a town.
School
There is one high school named as Chanda Lalit Mohan High School H.S. and four primary schools in Panchita. First is Chanda G.S.F.P primary school.
Market
There are two fish markets which are regularly opened from morning to night, and there is a vegetable market which is officially opened on Wednesday and Saturday.
Club
Chanda Diamond Club and Arunodoy Songho are the main social clubs of Panchita
Occasions
Doljatra is a holiday and fair (Mela) is held for 7 days. It is a fair specially held on Holi. Naam kirtan is a cultural fair (Mela) which is held for 7 days from 25th December to 1st January of every year. Durga Puja is the main festival of Panchita. Saraswati Puja is celebrated in many homes in Panchita, Saraswati is the Goddess of art and knowledge. Another popular celebration is Kali Puja. Among this there are several occasions or puja as Charak Puja, Rath jatra Mela, EID etc.