Katwa
Sign in to savethumb|Tomb of William Carrey Junior at Katwa Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of the Ganga and Ajay rivers. Katwa is a border city of three districts; Purba Bardhaman District, Nadia District and Murshidabad District.
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone1
- IST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +5:30
- Settlement.name
- Katwa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ajay River Katwa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Purba Bardhaman
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Katwa Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Samir Kumar Saha
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Vice Chairman
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- postal code
- 713130
- Commons category
- Katwa
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- male population
- 41350
- illiterate population
- 16428
- literate population
- 65187
- female population
- 40265
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Police station
- Urbanisation
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Tourism
- Human resources
- Library
- Public health
- Public safety
- Culture
- Kartik Larai
- Transportation
- Railway
- Waterway
- Government and politics
- See also
- References
thumb|Tomb of William Carrey Junior at Katwa Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of the Ganga and Ajay rivers. Katwa is a border city of three districts; Purba Bardhaman District, Nadia District and Murshidabad District.
==Geography==
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