Kalna City

Kalna or Ambika Kalna is a town in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarter of the Kalna subdivision, situated on the western bank of the Bhāgirathi river. The town is more popularly known as Ambika Kalna, named after the goddess Kali, Maa Ambika. It has numerous historical monuments, such as the Rajbari (the palace), and 108 Shiva temples. The city of Kalna is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Bardhaman.

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For its namesake subdivision, see Kalna subdivision. For its namesake community development block, see Kalna I. For another namesake community development block, see Kalna II.

Kalna
Ambika Kalna
Town
Kalna Temple Complex
Nickname: 
The Temple City
Kalna
Location in West Bengal, India
Kalna
Kalna (India)
Coordinates: 23.22°N 88.37°E / 23.22; 88.37
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKalna Municipality
 • MLADebaprasad Bag
 • Kalna Municipality Chairman ViceAnanda Dutta Tapan Poral
Area
 • Total6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,722
 • Density8,221/km2 (21,290/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713409
Telephone code+91-3454
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Sex ratio961 ♀/1000♂
Literacy84.4%
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKalna
Websiteebarkalna.weebly.com purbabardhaman.gov.in
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