Kirnahar

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Kirnahar | type = city | latd = 23.75 | longd = 87.87
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Birbhum
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altitude = 29
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area_telephone = 91 3463
postal_code = 731301
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Kirnahar ( _bn. কির্ণাহার) is a town under Nanoor police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Kirnahar is located at coord|23.75|N|87.87|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kirnahar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kirnahar] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|29|m|abbr=on.Kirnahar is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay River and Mayurakshi River. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period. [Choudhuri, Tapan, "Unnayaner alokey Birbhum", "Paschim Banga ", Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, Bn icon, pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.]

Administration

Kirnahar I & II are village panchayats (local self government) under Nanoor panchayat of Birbum Zilla Parishad [cite web | url = http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumr.asp?selstate=3217000000&pno=3&ptype=V | title = Admin Reports of NPP| accessdate = 2007-09-12 | last = | first = | work = Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India]

Transport

Kirnahar is midway station on the 52 km Ahmedpur – Katwa narrow gauge (2' 6") line. [cite web | url = http://irfca.org/~samit/amp-kwae.html
title = Ahmadpur - Katwa Narrow Gauge Line | accessdate = 2007-09-12 | last = Roy Choudhuri | first = Samit | work = | publisher = Indian Railways Fan Club]

Economy

Traditionally, there used to be a weekly market, locally called "hat". Apart from vegetables, such needs as pottery, wooden materials, iron materials, baskets, seeds etc. were available. With the passage of time the periodicity gradually increased till it became a daily market. A fair is organised at Kirnahar on the occasion of "Ras Mela." [Mukhopadhyay Aditya, "Birbhumer Mela", "Paschim Banga ", Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, Bn icon, pp. 204-05, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.]

Personality

Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for External Affairs, was born at Mirati, Kirnahar. [cite web | url = http://meaindia.nic.in/onmouse/eam.htm | title = Brief Profile of Shri Pranab Mukherjee | accessdate = 2007-09-12 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India ]

References

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