Nalhati
Sign in to saveNalhati is a small town in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakta pitha Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies is situated where the "nala" i.e. throat of goddess Shakti had fallen. It is one of the 51 Shakta pithas in India. Nalhati Municipality was established in 2000.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nalhati
- Settlement.nickname
- Nalhati
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nalateswari Temple at Nalhati, Birbhum 05.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nalateswari Temple at Nalhati
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- India West Bengal#India3
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- Location in West Bengal, India
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- Country
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Birbhum
- Settlement.named_for
- Nalateshwari Mata
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Nalhati Municipality
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.85
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 48
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- Population
- 41534
- Area
- 7.85
- Elevation
- 48
- Households
- 8909
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- male population
- 21275
- illiterate population
- 12075
- literate population
- 29459
- female population
- 20259
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Nalhati is a small town in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakta pitha Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies is situated where the "nala" i.e. throat of goddess Shakti had fallen. It is one of the 51 Shakta pithas in India. Nalhati Municipality was established in 2000.
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