Nadanghat | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°15′N 88°13′E / 23.25°N 88.22°ECoordinates: 23°15′N 88°13′E / 23.25°N 88.22°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Bardhaman |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
• Sen | Santosh |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 713 515 |
Telephone code | 91 3454 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Purbastali Dakshin |
Website | bardhaman |
Nadanghat is a village and a police station in the Kalna Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India.
Nadanghat is located in the flood plains of the Khargeswari or Khari river.
Nadanghat police station has jurisdiction over parts of Purbasthali I and Purbasthali II CD Blocks. The area covered is 60 km2.
The Syeds were famed zemindars of the area during Muslim rule and they continued during the British period. When the Muslim League was formed in Dhaka in 1906, it did not have much of an influence in Bardhaman district. Most of the Muslim leaders were with the Congress. In 1919, when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Khilafat movement and followed it up with a non-cooperation movement, Harihar Sen, played an important role in the area. In order to combat the famine of 1943, food committees were formed in Bardhaman district. The Kalna subdivisional conference was organised with great difficulty at Nadanghat. Haragobinda Rej, Talukdar Sheikh, Abodh Bihari Pandy and Abdul Hasnat played important roles in the movement. In the same year flood relief was organised by the Communist Party in a commendable manner in Nadanghat area.
The State Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Nadanghat.