Nalhati

Nalhati
Village
Nalhati is located in West Bengal
Nalhati
Nalhati
Location in West Bengal, India
Nalhati is located in India
Nalhati
Nalhati
Nalhati (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′38″N 87°50′20″E / 24.294°N 87.839°E / 24.294; 87.839
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Named forNalateshwari Mata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyNalhati Municipality
Area
 • Total7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total41,534
 • Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731220 (Nalhati) 731243 (Nalhati TS)
Telephone/STD code03465
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyBirbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNalhati
Websitebirbhum.nic.in

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]

  1. ^ "Municipalities Name". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ "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.