Amta

Amta is a City in Amta I City and CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

For other uses, see Amta (disambiguation).

Amta
City
Amta
Location in West Bengal, India
Amta
Amta (India)
Coordinates: 22°34′24″N 88°0′58″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,699
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711401
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitehowrah.gov.in

Geography

Amta is located at 22°34′24″N 88°0′58″E.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Amta had a total population of 16,699 of which 8,454 (51%) were males and 8,245 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,522. The total number of literates in Amta was 12,918 (85.12% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

Since 2000 Amta is served by a broad gauge line but earlier it was served by the 45-km Howrah-Amta narrow-gauge route of the Martin's Light Railways, a private rail service established in 1892. The rail company was shut down in 1971.[3][4] Amta railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system.

Places to visit

The structure that adorns the streets of Amta is the popular Hindu Temple, Melai Chandi Mandir. Dedicated to Goddess Kali. The enclosed mandir complex is about 25 m x 35 m (approx) with four doors of each side that hosts. Gateway with office and service area, Nat mandir, an aatchala Durgeswar Shiva mandir and recently build the Ramakrishna mandir. Although it is said that this shrine is one of the fifty-one Shakti Peetha but research finds any support but it is mentioned in the Chandi-mangal of Mukundarama Chakravarti, a masterpiece of 16th-century Bengali literature. There is no such date plaque fund at the old shrine.

References
  1. "Amta Bus Stand (Amta)". West Bengal. Wikimapia. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Next weekend you can be at ... Antpur". The Telegraph, 24 July 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  4. "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


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