Halisahar

Also known as Halishahar

Key facts

Settlement.name: Halisahar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Halisahar, Kanchrapara, West Bengal, India - panoramio (1).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Assam-Bongiyo Saraswat Math (Nigamananda Ashram), Halisahar
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Presidency
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Halisahar Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Raju Sahani

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Wikidata facts

Population: 124939
Area: 8.29
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.halisaharmunicipality.org
Image: Halisahar railway station (3).jpg
Households: 30381

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postal code: 743134
literate population: 100560
illiterate population: 24379
male population: 65467
female population: 59472
Commons category: Halisahar

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Climate
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Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
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Halisahar is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

==History== Halisahar is believed to have existed from the early Middle Ages. It was earlier named Kumarhatta. It had also been the residence of Pachu Shakti Khan, the cavalry commander of Humayun. In the 13th century, during the reign of Baktiyar Khilji it was known as Haveli Shahar (City of Palaces). In the 16th century, Abul Fazal's Ain-i-Akbari mentioned it as 'Halisahar'. The municipality was established in 1903.