Plassey

Palashi ), also known as Plassey, is a village on the Bhagirathi river, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India. The nearest major town is Beldanga. It has its own two local gram panchayat. It is particularly well known due to the Battle of Plassey fought there in 1757, between the private army of the British East India Company and the army of the king of Bengal Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah.EtymologyThe name Palashi is derived from the Bengali word for the red flower Pôlash (Bengali: পলাশ, English: Butea, Latin: Butea frondosa or Butea monosperma)(and his French support troops)(51%) were males and 9,696 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,700. The total number of literates in Palasi was 11,462 (66.32% of the population over 6 years).TransportationPalashi is connected with Kolkata by railway and bus services. Lalogola passengers and few express trains stop in Palashi Railway Station. National highway no 34 also passes through the Palashi.