Bamangachhi

Bamangachhi is a census town in Barasat I CD Block in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India. It is situated in Southern portion of West Bengal. Bamangachhi consists of one major village Chhota Jagulia and the town Bamangachhi. It is approximately 26 km north of Kolkata. Bamangachhi is under the Barasat Sadar Subdivision and Barasat Police Station. It is situated at the outskirt of Greater Kolkata and under the authority of KMDA. There are two Sub Post Offices present in this area. (Chhota Jagulia : 743294, Bamangachhi : 743706).NameThe exact reason to be named as Bamangachhi is not known, but according to local lore, it may have been derived the name "bamun para", which is an old Brahmin-predominant locality of here.TransportBamangachhi is approximately 26km from Kolkata, and 4km from North 24 Pargana's district headquarters Barasat. It is well connected by rail and roads with the major destinations in North 24 Parganas and Kolkata. The Bamangachhi Railway Station is a part of Kolkata Suburban Railway under the Sealdah-Bongaon division. The station had been upgraded as the Adarsh Railway Station (model railway station) by the former Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Railway Budget 2011-12 (Upgradation of Bamangachhi Railway Station will provide safe drinking water, pay & use toilets, high-level platforms, better accessibility for the physically challenged among many other facilities at the station.).