Nalhati

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Nalhati, 1908

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Village in the Rampur Hat subdivision of Birbhum District, Bengal, situated in 24° 18' N. and 87° 50' E., on the East Indian Railway, 145 miles from Calcutta. Population (1901), 2,636. Nalhati is said to have been the capital of a traditional Hindu monarch, Raja Nala, and traces of the ruins of his palace are pointed out on a hillock called Nalhati Zila, close to the village. Another legend connects the name with a temple to Nalateswarl, and it is here that the nala or throat of the goddess Sati is said to have fallen. The Azimganj branch of the East Indian Railway joins the loop-line at Nalhati, and it is an important centre of the rice trade.