Sainthia, India
Sainthia is a town of 43,221 people in West Bengal, India, founded in 1987.
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About Sainthia
Sainthia (formerly Nandipur) is a city and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is known as business city of Birbhum district. The city is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia police station. Sainthia is the fourth most populous city in Birbhum district and 95th most populous city in West Bengal.
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History
Sainthia was a small village. Urbanization of this area gained momentum in the recent past, when construction work of the Sahibganj loop line and a bridge over the Mayurakshi River started. Construction of the Khana-Rajmahal section of Sahibganj Loop was completed in October 1859. Construction of the Sainthia railway station was done as part of building the entire line. This large project brought people from different corners of the country to assemble and settle here. Sainthia, an old village trade center, a place of pilgrimage has been emerged into a municipal city in the year 1987.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.
- Ahmadpur 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Siuri 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Rampur Hat 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Bolpur 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Dubrājpur 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Kāndi 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Durgapur 61 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Baharampur 61 km east, about 1 h by car
- Āsansol 77 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Barddhamān 79 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sainthia State General Hospital, Indraprakashinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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