Taraknagar is a village in the Krishnaganj

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in the

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southw ...

of the

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influentia ...

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situated 99 km north of

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

. Taraknagar is well connected with the state capital

via

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Location

Taraknagar is 99 km north of

(

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comm ...

) at . The village is located around less than 10 km from

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Education

Taraknagar has few primary schools and two Govt. sponsored high schools: * Taraknagar Ma Maharani High School * Taraknagar Jamuna Sundari High School.

Transport

Several local trains pass through the Taraknagar railway station situated in

Ranaghat Ranaghat is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ranaghat subdivision. It is compact but one of the densely populated cities of West Bengal. It is known for its handloom ...

- Gede Branch line of

Sealdah railway division Sealdah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It's headquarters are located in Kaiser Street in Kolkata, West Bengal near the Sealdah railway station. Geographically the div ...

Politics

Taraknagar is situated under Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency). The village falls under Shibnivas Gram Panchayat.

Administration

Krishnanagar is the district headquarter for Shibnivas Gram Panchayat. The Village is Under

Nadia Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...

District.

References

Villages in Nadia district {{Nadia-geo-stub