Belda

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?Belda West Bengal • India
Belda
Coordinates: 22°05′N 87°21′E / 22.08, 87.35
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 42 m (138 ft)
District(s)	Paschim Medinipur
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 721424 • +3229 • WB

Coordinates: 22°05′N 87°21′E / 22.08, 87.35

Belda (Bengali: েবলদা) is a small town in India, West Bengal located approximately 35 km south of Kharagpur, and belongs to the Midnapore West district. The town is near NH-5 of the famous Golden Quadrilateral. Belda is also well connected by railroad through Contai Road station and also known as the gateway to Orissa. Thus, Belda plays an important role in connecting eastern India with southern India. Due to its easy access from different parts, it is a good business centre.

Contai Road railway station is under the administrative control of the South Eastern Railway. The station is located about 37 km from Digha and is on the Baleswar (Balasore)-Kharagpur rail route. The main train connections include East Coast Express and Sri Jagannath Express. Computerized reservation facility is available now. The major railhead close to the station is Kharagpur Junction Railway Station.

Contents 1 Schools and Colleges 2 Getting to Belda 2.1 From Kolkata 3 From Kharagpur or Midnapore 3.1 Long distance trains from Belda/Contai Road 3.2 Local Trains 4 Cultures and Festivals 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Schools and Colleges

• Belda Gangadhar Academy
• Belda Prabhati Balika Vidyalay
• Belda College, affiliated to Vidyasagar University.

[edit] Getting to Belda

[edit] From Kolkata

• By train: From Howrah, one must got to Kharagpur and from here buses can be taken that ply at regular durations.
• By bus: Several buses are available from Howrah to Belda.

[edit] From Kharagpur or Midnapore

• Take a bus to Belda from Khargapur or Midnapore. From Kharagpur it takes about 1h 15 min.

[edit] Long distance trains from Belda/Contai Road

• Dhauli Express (Howrah-Bhubaneshwar)
• East Cost Express (Howrah-Hyderabad)
• Jagannath Express (Howrah-Puri)

[edit] Local Trains

• Bagha Jatin Local
• HWH-puri passenger
• Bhadrak Local

[edit] Cultures and Festivals

Belda celebrates most of the common Bengali festivals. Most important fesitval is Durga Puja, which attracts thousands of people. Kali puja is another popular one. Other festivals includes Saraswati puja, Basanti puja. Dasera and Diwali are popular among the Gujrati communities living in this town.

[edit] See also

Midnapore West

v • d • e Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur District Pachim Medinipur Balichak  · Belda  · Chandrakona  · Dantan  · Daspur  · Deuli  · Durllabhganj  · Garbeta  · Ghatal  · Gopiballavpur  · Jhargram  · Keshiari  · Kharagpur  · Kharagpur Railway Settlement  · Kharar  · Kshirpai  · Midnapore  · Mohanpur  · Nayagram  · Ramjibanpur  · Salboni Cities and towns in other districts Bankura  · Bardhaman  · Birbhum  · Cooch Behar  · Dakshin Dinajpur  · Darjeeling  · Hooghly  · Howrah  · Jalpaiguri  · Malda  · Murshidabad  · Nadia  · North 24 Parganas  · Purba Medinipur  · Purulia  · South 24 Parganas  · Uttar Dinajpur

[edit] References

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Coordinates: 22°05′N, 87°21′E