Taraknagar
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741502 |
| Telephone code | 03473 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-52 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest Town | Bagula |
| Sex ratio | 1.07 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
Taraknagar is a village in the Krishnaganj CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India[1] situated 99 km north of Kolkata. Taraknagar is well connected with the state capital Kolkata via Kolkata Suburban Railway.
Location
[edit | edit source]Taraknagar is 99 km north of Kolkata (Calcutta) at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. The village is located around less than 10 km from Bangladesh–India border.
Education
[edit | edit source]Taraknagar has few primary schools and two Govt. sponsored high schools:
- Taraknagar Maa Maharani High School[2]
- Taraknagar Jamuna Sundari High School.
- Sukantapally Primary School
Transport
[edit | edit source]Several local trains pass through the Taraknagar railway station situated in Ranaghat - Gede Branch line of Sealdah railway division.[3]
Politics
[edit | edit source]Taraknagar is situated under Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency). The village falls under Shibnivas Gram Panchayat.
Administration
[edit | edit source]Krishnanagar is the district headquarter for Shibnivas Gram Panchayat. The Village is Under Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia District.
References
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