Birnagar
Birnagar (formerly Ula) is an island municipality the Hooghly River, in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in West Bengal, India. Birnagar was founded in the pre-colonial era. Before the British colonized India, Birnagar was named “Ula.”
Birnagar | |
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City | |
Temples in Birnagar, Rajshekhar Basu (bottom right) & Nabin Chandra Sen (right) | |
Birnagar Location in West Bengal, India Birnagar Birnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.2433°N 88.5582°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Birnagar Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,799 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | www |
The Birnagar railway station is 81 kilometers north of Kolkata on the Sealdah railway division.
It's the oldest municipality in Nadia district, and has 14 wards
The first chairman of Birnagar was the famous poet Nabinchandra Sen
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