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Taraknagar | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Taraknagar | |
| Coordinates:23°22′47″N88°40′47″E / 23.37972°N 88.67972°E /23.37972; 88.67972 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741502 |
| Telephone code | 03473 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-52 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest Town | Bagula |
| Sex ratio | 1.07♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
Taraknagar is a village in theKrishnaganjCD block in theKrishnanagar Sadar subdivision of theNadia district,West Bengal,India[1] situated 99 km north ofKolkata. Taraknagar is well connected with the state capitalKolkata viaKolkata Suburban Railway.
Taraknagar is 99 km north ofKolkata (Calcutta) at23°23′N88°41′E / 23.38°N 88.68°E /23.38; 88.68. The village is located around less than 10 km fromBangladesh–India border.
Taraknagar has few primary schools and two Govt. sponsored high schools:
Several local trains pass through theTaraknagar railway station situated inRanaghat -Gede Branch line ofSealdah railway division.[3]
Taraknagar is situated underKrishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) andRanaghat (Lok Sabha constituency). The village falls under Shibnivas Gram Panchayat.
Krishnanagar is the district headquarter for Shibnivas Gram Panchayat. The Village is UnderKrishnanagar Sadar subdivision ofNadia District.
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