Sainthia

Sainthia Nandipur
City
Statue of horses at the Nandikeshwari Temple complex
Nickname(s):  Business City Business Capital of Birbhum[1]
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Coordinates: 23°56′42″N 87°40′49″E / 23.9451°N 87.6803°E / 23.9451; 87.6803
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Established	1987
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Sainthia Municipality
• Chairman	Biplab Dutta[2]
• Vice Chairman	Kazi Kamal Hosein[3]
Area [4]
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation [5]	54.94 m (180.25 ft)
Population  (2011)[6]
• Total	44,601
• Rank	4th, Birbhum District
• Density	4,460/km2 (11,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Sainthian / Sainthiabashi
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	731234
Telephone/STD code	03462
Vehicle registration	WB 54
Literacy	79.50%
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sainthia
Website	sainthiamunicipality.com

Sainthia (formerly Nandipur) is a city and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is known as business city of Birbhum district. The city is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia police station.^[7] Sainthia is the fourth most populous city^[8] in Birbhum district and 95th most populous city^[9] in West Bengal. The city covers an area of 10 km² and had a population of 44,601 in 2011. Located on the banks of Mayurakshi River, Sainthia has been a major human settlement. The city is famous for Nandikeshwari Temple, one of the Shakti Peethas in Indian subcontinent.