Sahazalalpur

Sahazalalpur is a village in English Bazar Block of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is where Kotwali Bhavan, the house of Indian National Congress leader and former Railways Minister A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury lived.[3]

Sahazalalpur
Village
Kotwali Bhavan
Nickname(s): 
Kotwali
Sahazalalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur (India)
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur (Asia)
Coordinates: 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Area
 • Total8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,195
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakhsin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyEnglish Bazar
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography

Sahazalalpur village is located 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011 in the English Bazar Block of Malda district. The nearest railway station is Malda Town railway station which is 6 km away. The sub-district headquarters is located 5 km away in the English Bazar of Malda district. The district headquarters of Sahazalalpur is Malda Sadar.

History

The Sahazalalpur village is residence of notable people A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury who was served the Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's governments and his niece Mausam Noor has served Member of Lok Sabha for Maldaha Uttar from 2009 until 2019.

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "Indian Village Directory". www.villageinfo.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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