Contai (also known as Kanthi) is headquarters of Contai subdivision in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. There are three community development blocks in Contai. According to the geologists, the present geographical dimension of contai, has formally came into existence, with the great natural disaster of the third century AD (flood) which created Chilka lake out of the Chilka Bay. Kanthi, that is contai, means "Sand-bound reefs" or sand walls.
Population: 88,702
Latitude: 21° 46' 47.46" N
Longitude: 87° 44' 56.11" E
Digha is a seaside resort city in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach with gentle waves extending up to 7 km in length. It …
Ramnagar I (community development block) is an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Digha and Ramnagar police stations serve this block.
The Rasulpur River (also spelt Rasalpur) is a tributary of the Hooghly River. The Rasulpur flows through Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts. It flows as Bagda River until Kalinagar and then flows as Rasulpur River. Its tributaries are I…
Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Contai South) (Bengali: কাঁথি দক্ষিণ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ramnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: রামনগর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier spelt Khajuri) (Bengali: খেজুরী বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kanthi Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Contai North) (Bengali: কাঁথি উত্তর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mugberia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মুগবেড়িয়া বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) was an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.