Nalhati Municipality,Birbhum

Nalhati Town corresponding to Nalhati Municipality is a Thana Town of

Birbhum district. It is a small town of 16 words and formed the municipality

on 2001. So it may be treated as a newly formed municipality prior to

the establishment of this municipality it was under the establishment

of erstwhile “A” and “b” Grampanchayat of Nalhati. Subsequently it

was necessary to meet the end of justice towards urbanization

of the locality the government administration of the government

of West-Bengal constituted this municipality considering its urban

character with the members of the public.


This Municipal town of Nalhati stretches over on area over on area of 12 Sq.

Km. it is bounded by Khanpur village in North, Brahmani River in South,

Kalitha village in the East and Amali-Bahara village in the west.

Panagar-Moregram highway is passed over in the eastern middle portation



So the Nalhati town is linked by highway road and rail line (Eastern Railway) to

kolkata in easy process by different express Train by covering distance about 226

Kilometer to the south. The Nalhati town is famous for “ Nalateswari Mondir” since

its nature from time immemorial and it is situated in the heart of the town, nearest

to Municipality Office. As such this town is visited by 200 people daily for such

Nalateswari Mondir. It has a historical importance for "Nalateswari deity" which is

within historic attitude of "51 pith" of “Sati Devi “following the puranic Mithology.

Another historical importance is to be mentioned that one " Anasahid Baba Majar Shariff

“ is also existed on the western side of “ Nalateswari Mondir “ and yearly “ URSH” utsav

used to celebrate on 15th Baisak of every year and many members of the people

are heartened communal harmony is exemplary maintained in this area.



The Municipality administration is regulated in all respects by the provisions of the

West-Bengal Municipal Act’1993. The Municipal area is divided in 16 Wards from

its anticipation. This Municipality belongs to group ‘E ‘with a population of 34038

people according to 2001 census





Nalhati water supply scheme is originally initiated by erstwhile Gram Panchayat

administration and it is now providing by PHE. The water supply is being maintained

direct to the distribution area through pipe line. But it is essential for this Municipality

considering its sub-soil geographical structure and it is the sediment area of rocks

consolidated in the sub-soil structure of “Chotonagpur plato area “. The Municipality

administration is always looking after the whole net work of water supply with very l

ittle number of staff and extended its services with utmost endeavor to the members



of public



Road System is being maintained by this Municipality satisfactorily by constructing

cement concrete road with drainage system and main road over the market is a solid

concrete road which appears to be a more positive attitude of the existing Municipal