Amtala is a town, with a college, not identified in 2011 census, in Naoda, a community development block in India in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location Amtala is located at .
Area overview The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri. The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore.Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, , 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran SamitiSengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, . The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Education Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 1986 at Amtala.
Healthcare Amtala Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, is the major government medical facility in Naoda CD block.
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