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Purbasthali | |
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Village | |
  Purbasthali Location in West Bengal, India  Purbasthali Purbasthali (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°28′00″N 88°19′58″E / 23.4668°N 88.3329°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,207 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713513 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar |
| Website | bardhaman |
Purbasthali is a village with a police station and a rail station in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8 km from the old and holy town of Nabadwip. The 2–3 km long lake attracts migrants and water birds.[1] The Purbasthali area has a fairly high level of arsenic in the ground water.[2] And this place was popular for teaching ancient language Vedic Sanskrit, The famous & oldest educational institution in this village is "Purbasthali Nilmani Brahmachari Institution" which was founded in the year of 1887 by Dr. (Prof) sir Upendranath Brahmachari.