Kirnahar

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  ?Kirnahar
West Bengal • India
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Coordinates: 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67, 87.72
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Birbhum
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• 731301
• +91 3463

Coordinates: 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67, 87.72

Kirnahar (Bengali: কির্ণাহার) is a town under Nanoor police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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[edit] Geography

Kirnahar is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay River and Mayurakshi River. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period.[1]

[edit] Administration

Kirnahar I & II are village panchayats (local self government) under Nanoor panchayat of Birbum Zilla Parishad [2]

[edit] Transport

Kirnahar is midway station on the 52 km Ahmedpur – Katwa narrow gauge (2' 6") line.[3]

[edit] Economy

Traditionally, there used to be a weekly market, locally called hat. Apart from vegetables, such needs as pottery, wooden materials, iron materials, baskets, seeds etc. were available. With the passage of time the periodicity gradually increased till it became a daily market. A fair is organised at Kirnahar on the occasion of Ras Mela.[4]

[edit] Personality

Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for External Affairs, was born at Mirati, Kirnahar. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Choudhuri, Tapan, Unnayaner alokey Birbhum, Paschim Banga , Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, (Bengali), pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.
  2. ^ Admin Reports of NPP. Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ Roy Choudhuri, Samit. Ahmadpur - Katwa Narrow Gauge Line. Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  4. ^ Mukhopadhyay Aditya, Birbhumer Mela, Paschim Banga , Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, (Bengali), pp. 204-05, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.
  5. ^ Brief Profile of Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.

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