Nalhati
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Nalhati
West Bengal • India |
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| District(s) | Birbhum |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 47 m (154 ft) |
Nalhati is a town in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakti peetha Nalhateshwari temple which according to the mythologies is the situated where the "nala" ie throat of goddess shakti had fallen.
Nahlati is a junction railway station where the Ajimguj line joins the old Howrah - Sahebgunj loop of eastern railway.
Nalhati police station under Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district looks after two administrative blocks Nalhati I and Nalhati II
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Nahlati block I and II had a populations of 36229 and 20020 (together 56249).
[edit] See also
| Cities and towns in Birbhum District |
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[edit] External links
- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Nalhati.html
- http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table5_8.htm
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