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Naihati | |
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City | |
  Clockwise from top: Sampreeti Bridge and Jubilee Bridge | |
  Naihati Location in West Bengal, India  Naihati Naihati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′N 88°25′E / 22.89°N 88.42°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Naihati Municipality |
| • Chairman | Ashok Kumar Chatterjee[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 217,900 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743165 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Naihati |
| Website | north24parganas |
Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the northern part of Kolkata Metropolitan Area under the supervision of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is an important industrial and commercial hub in Hooghly Industrial Belt and Kolkata conurbation.
Naihati Municipality is one of the oldest in the whole country and was established in 1869. It is the birthplace of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of India's national song Vande Mataram, among other luminaries.[2]