 | This article possibly contains original research. (July 2020) |
Nalhati | |
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Village | |
  Nalhati Location in West Bengal, India  Nalhati Nalhati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°17′38″N 87°50′20″E / 24.294°N 87.839°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Named for | Nalateshwari Mata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Nalhati Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,534 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 731220 (Nalhati) 731243 (Nalhati TS) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03465 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Birbhum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nalhati |
| Website | birbhum |
Nalhati is a remote village in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakti peeth Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies is situated where the "nala" i.e. throat of goddess Shakti had fallen. There is very poor standard of living. The sanitary conditions is below par. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India. Nalhati Municipality was established in 2000.[2]
- ^ "Municipalities Name". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Category, Year of Establishment, Area, SC, ST and total population in ULBs in West Bengal" (PDF). Department of Municipal affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2008.