Katwa
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This article is about the city in West Bengal, India. For its namesake subdivision, see Katwa subdivision. For its namesake community development block, see Katwa I. For another namesake community development block, see Katwa II.
For other uses, see Katwa (disambiguation).
Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border city of three districts; Purba Bardhaman District, Nadia District and Murshidabad District.
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Town | |
Coordinates: 23.65°N 88.13°E / 23.65; 88.13 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Bardhaman |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Katwa Municipality |
• Chairman | Samir Kumar Saha |
• Vice Chairman | Lakhindar Mandal |
• MP | Sunil Mondal |
• MLA | Rabindranath Chatterjee |
Area | |
• Total | 7.93 km2 (3.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 81,615 |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 713130 |
Telephone code | +91 3453 |
Vehicle registration | WB 75 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katwa |
Website | purbabardhaman |
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