Palpara

Palpara
Neighbourhood
Palpara is located in West Bengal
Palpara
Palpara
Location in West Bengal, India
Palpara is located in India
Palpara
Palpara
Palpara (India)
Coordinates: 23°3′36.84″N 88°31′16.375″E / 23.0602333°N 88.52121528°E / 23.0602333; 88.52121528
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyRanaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChakdaha

Palpara is a neighbourhood in Chakdaha, in Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. The Palpara railway station is 59 km from Sealdah railway station, and 51.4 km from Krishnanagar railway station. Palpara is famous for its 17th-century terracotta Kali temple, also popularly known as "Palpara Temple", which is now under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).[1]

  1. ^ Archaeological Survey of India. "Alphabetical List of Monuments – West Bengal". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.