Tehatta
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Tehatta তেহট্ট |
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| Town | |
 Tehatta
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| Coordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 243,669 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 741160 |
| Telephone code | 91 3471 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Sex ratio | 965 females/1000 males |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tehatta, Palshipara |
Tehatta is the headquarters of the Tehatta subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The place has been a recent addition in the list of sub-divisions in the district of Nadia. Since its declaration as sub-division in 1996, it has seen development in infrastructure for setting up a base of state government offices. Tehatta is located beside the India-Bangladesh border area.
In the 2001 census, Tehatta community development blocks had a population of 351,654 out of which 180,410 were males and 171,244 were females. In 2010, the town was declared to be a municipality.
Tehatta is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia Zilla Parishad. Village panchayats under it are – Betai I & II, Chanderghat, Chhitka, Kanainagar, Natna, Patharghata I & II, Raghunathpur, Shyamnagar, Tehatta, Barnia, Gopinathpur, Hanspukuria, Palashipara I & II, Boyarbandha, Khaspur, Kulgachhi, Palsunda I & II, and Sahebnagar.
Other Nearby High Schools :
Tehatta Government College was established in 2014 under the University of Kalyani . The College began operations from the 2015-16 session with the faculty strength reaching 12 by the end of the session.
Currently 5 arts subjects and 3 science subjects are taught there. Nearby another college is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College located in Betai, about 10 km from central of Tehatta.
A B.Ed college named Tehatta Institute of Education is located in Arshigang, about 5 km from Tehatta.
A sub-divisional hospital is located at the centre of the town along with some private medical facilities and a couple of nursing homes. Krishnanagar Sadar Hospital is about 42 km away.
Although almost all Hindu festivals are observed here, notable in recent decades has been the Jagaddhatri Puja. The puja is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur during the waxing phase of the moon in the Bengali month of Kartik. There are about 50 puja committees and about six big budget pujas. Architects work for two months to make their pandals.
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