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Village in West Bengal, India

Jalanpur

Jalanpur is a small village on the bank of the Damodar River in Bankura district, West Bengal, India.

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This village is just on the other side of Waria Railway station and DTPS. It is under the Banjora Gram Panchayat. It is the last village of Mejia Community development Bloc. This village was once known as the Sanskrit Learning Station.

How locals move

Getting around Jalanpur the local way

  • Get aroundMinibuses are generally too crowded and often go around circuitous routes.
  • Get aroundNearly all minibuses and SBSTC buses travel between the railway station and Prantika in Benachity through different routes.
  • Get aroundAuto rickshaws, like the taxis, charge arbitrary rates and operate from the railway station and certain fixed points.
  • Get aroundRickshaws are available for shorter trips.

From Wikivoyage: Durgapur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

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