Palashi

Plassey
Palashi
Town
Plassey railway station
Plassey is located in West Bengal
Plassey
Plassey
Location in West Bengal, India
Plassey is located in India
Plassey
Plassey
Plassey (India)
Coordinates: 23°48′N 88°15′E / 23.80°N 88.25°E / 23.80; 88.25
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,984
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
741156
Telephone code91 3474
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Palashi or Plassey, pronounced [ˈpɔlaʃi], Hindustani pronunciation: [pəˈlaːʃi]) is a town on the east bank of Bhagirathi River, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India.

It is particularly well known due to the Battle of Plassey fought there in June 1757, between the private army of the British East India Company and the army of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.[1]

  1. ^ Robins, Nick. "This Imperious Company – The East India Company and the Modern Multinational – Nick Robins – Gresham College Lectures". Gresham College Lectures. Gresham College. Retrieved 19 June 2015.