Farrakka Barrage Township is a census town in the Farakka CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

[4] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).

[citation needed] According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Farakka Barrage Township covered an area of 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi).

Among the social, cultural & recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room.

The NTPC-Farakka has 85 km long Merry Go Round Railway transporting coal from Rajmahal mines.

[16] A rail track, New Farakka Junction, connected Howrah, Sealdah and far southern and western parts of India, Assam via New Jalpaiguri in east and New Delhi via Kiul Jn.

The transport is also facilitated by routine bus service from Township TTS to PTS (falling under NTPC) and vice versa at stipulated timings every day.

The project is covered by much greenery and has a full, fresh airy atmosphere to live a peaceful and healthy life.

The Hindu Milan Mandir operated by Bhrat Sevashram Sangha provides well accommodation system to visitors very near to the river Ganga.