Nalhati
Village in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nalhati is a remote village 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. There is very poor standard of living. The sanitary conditions is below par. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India. Nalhati Municipality was established in 2000.[2]
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Nalhati | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 24.294°N 87.839°E / 24.294; 87.839 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Birbhum |
Named for | Nalateshwari Mata |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Nalhati Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,534 |
• Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 731220 (Nalhati) |
Telephone/STD code | 03465 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Birbhum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nalhati |
Website | birbhum |
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