Sahazalalpur Explained

Sahazalalpur
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Kotwali
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:25.0479°N 88.1011°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.84
Elevation M:30
Population Total:3,195
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:732103
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Dakhsin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:English Bazar

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]

Geography

Sahazalalpur village is located 25.0479°N 88.1011°W 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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. www.wb.gov.in. 27 April 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 27 April 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Indian Village Directory. www.villageinfo.in. 27 April 2019.