Ghoraghata railway station Ghoraghata
Ghoraghata railway station
Ghoraghata railway station Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°27′29″N 87°56′38″E / 22.457995°N 87.943786°E / 22.457995; 87.943786
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711303
Telephone code	03214

Ghoraghata
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Ghoraghata, Bagnan, Howrah district
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Kharagpur line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	GGTA
Fare zone	South Eastern Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Deulti towards Midnapore South Eastern Line Howrah–Kharagpur line Bagnan towards Howrah Junction
Route map km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:[1][2][3][4]
Location
Ghoraghata Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Ghoraghata Ghoraghata (India) Show map of India

Ghoraghata railway station is a station of the South Eastern Railway of India. It is located in Uluberia subdivision in the Howrah district in the Indian state West Bengal. It is located between Howrah and Kharagpur on the South Eastern Railway, approximately 49 kilometers from the Howrah station. This railway halt is located between the stations Bagnan and Deulti. This place and its surroundings are called as Ghoraghata Town. This area includes the areas of Durlavpur, Ghoraghata, Brindabanpur, Pipulyan, Kantapukur, Nabasan and Barunda. This station is located at a town called Barunda in the record of Bagnan II CD Block as of the Census of India, 2011.

Geography

Ghoraghata has an average elevation of 5 m (16 ft). It is situated about 3 kilometers away from the bank of the Rupnarayan River. The main road passing through the heart of the town is Station Road, commonly referred to as the "baadh" (a kind of breakwater created to protect the villages from floods). It is also connected to National Highway 6, called the Bombay Road. This is an unplanned town.

"Ghoraghata" refers to the railway station, including the surrounding localities. It includes wholly or partially a number of localities surrounding the railway station, such as Brindabanpur (Ghoraghata itself is sometimes referred to by this name for postal and electoral requirements), Durlluvpur, Nabasan, Pipulan, Kantapukur, and Madari.

History

The Ghoraghata railway station was inaugurated in 1972. The name Ghoraghata came from the Bengali words 'ghora' (horse) and 'ghat' (river crossing). During British rule, horses used to be stationed at the Rupnarayan river crossing.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[5] Ghoraghata has a population of around 9000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ghoraghata has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Ghoraghata, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hindus and Muslims together form about 99% of the population.

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