▁Neg ua ▁to ▁the ▁abandoned ▁N im ak ▁Mah al ▁building . ▁ ▁Bank im ▁Ch andra ▁Ch ott op ad hy ay , ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁Beng ali ▁novel , ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Mag istr ate ▁of ▁Cont ai , ▁though ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period , ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Med in ip ur ▁District ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁parts ▁– ▁Pur ba ▁Med in ip ur ▁and ▁Pas ch im ▁Med in ip ur ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁administrative ▁efficiency ▁and ▁exped iency . ▁Pur ba ▁Med in ip ur ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁Sub - Div isions ▁– ▁T aml uk , ▁Cont ai , ▁E gra ▁and ▁H ald ia . ▁Cont ai ▁Sub - Div ision ▁now ▁consists ▁of ▁eight ▁blocks ▁of ▁Ram n agar , ▁D igh a , ▁K anth i ▁( Cont ai ), ▁K he j uri ▁and ▁Bh up atin agar . ▁ ▁For ▁details ▁history ▁of ▁Cont ai , ▁see ▁History ▁of ▁Cont ai ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁Cont ai ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 6 0   km ▁from ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁ 3 1   km ▁from ▁the ▁beach ▁town ▁D igh a . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Cont ai ▁receives ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁during ▁Mon so on . ▁Winter s ▁are ▁not ▁that ▁severe . ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁average ▁and ▁cool er ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁northern ▁India . ▁ ▁Urban isation