Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar
[Baba Dham][1]
City
[2]
Baba Taraknath Temple of Tarakeshwar
Nickname: 
The city of Shiva[3]
Tarakeswar is located in West Bengal
Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Location in West Bengal, India
Tarakeswar is located in India
Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar (India)
Coordinates: 22°53′N 88°01′E / 22.89°N 88.02°E / 22.89; 88.02
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Named forLord Tarakeshwara
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyTarakeswar Municipality
Area
[4]
 • Total3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • Total30,947
 • Density8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Landline code03212
Lok Sabha constituencyArambag
Vidhan Sabha constituencyTarakeswar
Websitewww.tarakeswarmunicipality.in

Tarakeswar (pronounced Tarokeshwar) is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva".[6] It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India.[7] Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage of Lord Shiva sect in West Bengal 58 kilometres (36 mi) away from State Capital Kolkata.[8]

  1. ^ "The city of Shiva : Tarakeswar".
  2. ^ "Tarakeswar.in".
  3. ^ "The city of Shiva : Tarakeswar".
  4. ^ "Tarakeswar Municipality".
  5. ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=343377 [dead link]
  6. ^ "The city of Shiva : Tarakeswar".
  7. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Tarakeswar festival sets example in crowd control". The Times of India. 25 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 June 2024.