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| Pincode | 713157 |
| Name | Akalpoush S.O |
| District | Bardhaman |
| State | West Bengal |
| Status | Sub Office(Delivery) |
| Head Office | Burdwan H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Taluk of Bardhaman District |
| Telephone No | 3454245238 |
| SPCC | .-0 |
| Department Info | Burdwan Division South Bengal Region West Bengal Circle |
| Address | West Bengal 713157, India |
| Services | EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Inland Speed Post Money Order Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 71 represents the state West Bengal, the second two digits 31 represent the district Bardhaman, and finally 57 represents the Post Office Akalpoush S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Akalpoush S.O, Bardhaman, west bengal is 713157 | |
Bardhaman (Pron: ˈbɑ:dəˌmən) is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the headquarters of Bardhaman district.
Bardhaman became a district capital of British India. Burdwan is an alternative name for the city, which remains in use since the British period.
The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC and belonging to the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age. The origin of this name dates back to the 6th century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhaman Swami or Mahavira (599-527 BCE), the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of Kalpasutra. This place was renamed as Vardhamana in his honour.
The region has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 ft). The city is situated 1100 km from New Delhi and a little less than 100 km north-west of Kolkata on the Grand Trunk Road (NH-2) and Eastern Railway. The chief rMore Info
