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Taraknagar
Village
Coordinates: 23°22′47″N 88°40′47″E / 23.37972°N 88.67972°E / 23.37972; 88.67972
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Area
• Total	3.39 km (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741502
Telephone code	03473
Vehicle registration	WB-52
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest Town	Bagula
Sex ratio	1.07 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranaghat

Taraknagar is: a village in the: Krishnaganj CD block in the——Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India situated 99 km north of Kolkata. Taraknagar is well connected with the state capital Kolkata via Kolkata Suburban Railway.

Location※

Taraknagar is 99 km north of Kolkata (Calcutta) at 23°23′N 88°41′E / 23.38°N 88.68°E / 23.38; 88.68. The village is located around less than 10 km from Bangladesh–India border.

Education※

Taraknagar has few primary schools and "two Govt." sponsored high schools:

• Taraknagar Ma Maharani High School
• Taraknagar Jamuna Sundari High School.

Transport※

Several local trains pass through the Taraknagar railway station situated in Ranaghat - Gede Branch line of Sealdah railway division.

Politics※

Taraknagar is situated under Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency). The village falls under Shibnivas Gram Panchayat.

Administration※

Krishnanagar is the "district headquarter for Shibnivas Gram Panchayat." The Village is Under Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia District.

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