Sahazalalpur is a village in English Bazar Block of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is where Kotwali Bhavan (the house of Indian National Congress leader and former Railways Minister A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury) is located.[3]

Sahazalalpur
Village
Kotwali Bhavan
Kotwali Bhavan
Nickname: 
Kotwali
Sahazalalpur is located in West Bengal
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Sahazalalpur is located in India
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur (India)
Sahazalalpur is located in Asia
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur
Sahazalalpur (Asia)
Coordinates: 25°02′52″N 88°06′04″E / 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Area
 • Total8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,195
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakhsin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyEnglish Bazar
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography

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Sahazalalpur village is located 25°02′52″N 88°06′04″E / 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011 in the English Bazar Block of Malda district. The nearest railway station is Malda Town which is 6 km away. The district headquarters is located 7 km away in English Bazar.

History

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The Sahazalalpur village is the residence of notable people including A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury who served as the Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's governments, his brother Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury who served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in Manmohan Singh's government as well as their niece Mausam Noor who served as the Member of Lok Sabha from Maldaha Uttar from 2009 until 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Indian Village Directory". www.villageinfo.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.