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Thakurnagar
Sign in to saveThakurnagar is a village in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- West Bengal
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.north24parganas.nic.in
- Image
- Thakurnagar Matua Mahasangha.jpg
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- Thakurnagar
- postal code
- 743287
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Thakurnagar is a village in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
== History == Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement, Harichand Thakur. Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas."
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