Naihati

Key facts

Settlement.name: Naihati
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
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: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Presidency
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Naihati Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Ashok Kumar Chatterjee
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.55

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Named after: river
Country: India
Located in: Barrackpore subdivision
Population: 217900
Area: 11.55
Elevation: 15
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Official website: www.naihatimunicipality.in
Image: Jubilee Bridge (Naihati-Bandel) by Piyal Kundu.jpg
Households: 37167
Dialing code: 91 33

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Commons category: Naihati
postal code: 743165
literate population: 173397
illiterate population: 44503
male population: 109849
female population: 108051

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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections

Contents

Geography
Location
Police station
Post Office
Climate
Demographics
Population
Languages
Migrants
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
Infrastructure
Economy
Industry
Fish culture
KMDA
Transport
Railway service
Commuters
Ferry service
Public bus service
Education
Kali Temple
Sports
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Naihati Municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in North 24 Parganas district and was established in 1869. It is the birthplace of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of India's national song Vande Mataram, among other luminaries.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naihati” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.