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Samta | |
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Village | |
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  Samta Location in West Bengal, India  Samta Samta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′19″N 87°54′29″E / 22.4720338°N 87.90793059999999°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Languages | |
| • Mostly Spoken | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711324 |
| Telephone code | 03214 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Uluberia |
Samta (pronounced [ʃaːmtaː]) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India, on the banks of the Rupnarayan river. Samta is noted for being the home of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (namely, Sarat Chandra Kuthi) for twelve years, starting from the year 1923. The terracotta temple of Madangopal jiu is located in the neighbouring village of Mellak. Samta is connected to the state capital, Kolkata, through the National Highway 6, that also connects it to the nearby towns of Bagnan and Kolaghat. Samta hosts few educational facilities including the Samta Sarat Chandra Girls High School, among others.