Kirnahar
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Kirnahar (Sankha) Kirnahar |
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| Village | |
 Kirnahar (Sankha)
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| Coordinates: 23°45′47″N 87°52′39″E / 23.7630377°N 87.8776320°ECoordinates: 23°45′47″N 87°52′39″E / 23.7630377°N 87.8776320°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,103 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 731302 |
| Telephone code | 91 3463 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nanoor |
| Website | birbhum |
Kirnahar is a large village under Nanoor police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kirnahar is located at 23°45′N 87°52′E / 23.75°N 87.87°E. It has an average elevation of 29 m (95 ft). Kirnahar is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay River and Mayurakshi River. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period.
Kirnahar I & II are village panchayats (local self-government) under Nanoor Panchayat Samity of Birbum Zilla Parishad. A police outpost is located at Kirnahar.
Kirnahar is midway station on the 52 km Ahmedpur Katwa Railway. It is well-connected by bus routes with Sainthia, Bolpur, kolkata, Ahmedpur, Suri and Rampurhat of this district and also with different places of the adjacent districts of Murshidabad and Burdwan.
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