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Nalateswari Temple 03
Nalateswari Temple 03 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nalateswari Temple Main Gate 02
Nalateswari Temple Main Gate 02 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nalateswari Temple 04 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nalateswari Temple 05 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nalateswari Temple Main Gate 16 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nalateswari Main Gate 17 · Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nalhāti, India

Nalhāti is a town of 25,878 people in West Bengal, India.

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Population25,878 GeoNames
Elevation48 m 157 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area7.8 km²
Nearest airportMalda Airport (LDA) 85 km

About Nalhāti

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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Healthcare2

Jyoti Nursing Home - Rsby

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km

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Nalhati Rural Hospital

Hospital

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Map of Nalhāti

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Getting there and nearby towns

Malda Airport (LDA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 85 km away.

  • Rampur Hat 14 km south, about 14 min by car
  • Jangipur 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
  • Pakur 38 km north, about 38 min by car
  • Sainthia 42 km south, about 42 min by car
  • Raghunandanpur 42 km north, about 42 min by car
  • Kāndi 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
  • Dhuliān 45 km north, about 45 min by car
  • Lālgola 45 km east, about 45 min by car
  • Baharampur 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
  • Malda 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

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