Nalhati

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Field	Value
name	Nalhati
other_name
nickname	Nalhati
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Nalateswari Temple at Nalhati, Birbhum 05.jpg
image_caption	Nalateswari Temple at Nalhati
pushpin_map	India West Bengal#India3
pushpin_map_caption	Location in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Bengal
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Birbhum
established_title
named_for	Nalateshwari Mata
government_type	Municipality
governing_body	Nalhati Municipality
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	7.85
elevation_m	48
population_total	41,534
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Bengali, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	731220 (Nalhati) 731243 (Nalhati TS)
area_code_type	Telephone/STD code
area_code	03465
blank1_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1	Birbhum
blank2_name_sec1	Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Nalhati
website
iso_code	IN-WB
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Nalhati is a small town in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakti peeth Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies is situated where the "nala" i.e. throat of goddess Shakti had fallen. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India. Nalhati Municipality was established in 2000.{{cite web | url = http://wbdma.gov.in/pdf/b.pdf | title = Category, Year of Establishment, Area, SC, ST and total population in ULBs in West Bengal | publisher = Department of Municipal affairs, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 2008-11-09 | archive-date = 4 December 2009 | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/5llpyJUdT?url=http://wbdma.gov.in/pdf/b.pdf | url-status = dead

Geography

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Location

Nalhati is located at . It has an average elevation of 48 metres (160 feet). It is on the Chhotonagpur plateau. A small portion of hill with very low altitude can be visible within the town. On the hill the Nalateswari temple and Ana Shahid Baba Majar are two tourist interests. The soil of this part of Birbhum resembles that of Bankura and Purulia as "Lalmatir Desh" (land of red soil).

Police station

Nalhati police station has jurisdiction over Nalhati I and Nalhati II CD blocks.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Nalhati I CD block are located at Nalhati.

Overview

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The northern portion of Rampurhat subdivision (shown in the map alongside) is part of the Nalhati Plains, a sub-micro physiographic region, and the southern portion is part of the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, another sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south. There is an occasional intrusion of Rajmahal Hills, from adjoining Santhal Parganas, towards the north-western part of the subdivision. On the western side is Santhal Parganas and the border between West Bengal and Jharkhand can be seen in the map. Murshidabad district is on the eastern side. A small portion of the Padma River and the border with Bangladesh (thick line) can be seen in the north-eastern corner of the map. 96.62% of the population of Rampurhat subdivision live the rural areas and 3.38% of the population live in the urban areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Transport

Nalhati Junction railway station is on the Khana-Barharwa section of Sahibganj loop. Nalhati-Azimganj branch line originates from Nalhati.

SH 7, running from Rajgram to Midnapore, and NH 14, running from Morgram to Kharagpur, pass through Nalhati. The section of the highway passing through the area was earlier part of Panagarh-Morgram Highway.

Post Office

Nalhati has a delivery sub post office (MAIN), with PIN 731220, under Rampurhat head office.

Notable people

Avijit Das (born 1986), Kuchipudi performer, teacher, choreographer, and vocalist

References

"Municipalities Name".
"সতীপীঠের অন্যতম নলাটেশ্বরী, জেনে নিন মন্দিরের অজানা কথা".
"Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nalhati". Fallingrain.com.
"District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum". Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
"Birbhum Police". West Bengal Police.
"District Census Handbook: Birbhum, Series 20, Part XII B". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
"District Census Handbook Birbhum, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
"2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"53063 Bardhaman-Barharwa Passenger". Indiarailinfo.
"73033 Azimganj Nalhati DEMU". Indiarailinfo.
Google maps
"Birbhum Postal Zip Code Finder by Post Office". pincodezip.in.

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