Summary
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) is located.[3]
Sahazalalpur | |
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Village | |
 Kotwali Bhavan | |
| Nickname: Kotwali | |
  Sahazalalpur Location in West Bengal, India  Sahazalalpur Sahazalalpur (India)  Sahazalalpur Sahazalalpur (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′52″N 88°06′04″E / 25.0479°N 88.1011°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,195 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakhsin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | English Bazar |
| Website | malda |
Geography edit
Sahazalalpur village is located 25°02′52″N 88°06′04″E / 25.0479°N 88.1011°E in the English Bazar Block of Malda district. The nearest railway station is Malda Town which is 6 km away. The district headquarters is located 7 km away in English Bazar.
History edit
The Sahazalalpur village is the residence of notable people A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury who served as the Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's governments and his niece Mausam Noor who served as the Member of Lok Sabha for Maldaha Uttar from 2009 until 2019.
References edit
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Indian Village Directory". www.villageinfo.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.