Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara

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      city, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India. Lying just east of the Hugli (Hooghly) River (Hugli River) within Halisahar municipality, it is part of the Kolkata (Calcutta) (Calcutta) urban agglomeration. The city has one of the largest railway workshops in India. Jute milling is the major industry. A temple is dedicated to Krishna, and a religious festival is held annually. Just north of the temple lies a governmental land-development area, which includes Kalyani, a planned modern town with a university (founded 1960) and a state tuberculosis hospital. Pop. (2001) 126,191.

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