Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Baba Dham | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Baba Taraknath Temple of Tarakeswar | |
| Nickname: The city of Shiva | |
%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22middle%22%20fill%3D%22%2354595d%22%20font-size%3D%2216%22%20font-family%3D%22sans-serif%22%3ETarakeswar%20is%20located%20in%20West%20Bengal%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)  Tarakeswar Location in West Bengal, India %22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22middle%22%20fill%3D%22%2354595d%22%20font-size%3D%2216%22%20font-family%3D%22sans-serif%22%3ETarakeswar%20is%20located%20in%20India%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E) Tarakeswar Tarakeswar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′N 88°01′E / 22.89°N 88.02°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Named after | Lord Tarakeshwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Tarakeswar Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 30,947 |
| • Density | 7,980/km2 (20,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 712410 |
| Landline code | 03212 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambag |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tarakeswar |
| Website | www |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
settlement_type. Replace with type.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
image_alt. Replace with alt.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
blank1_info_sec1. Replace with custom_data1_sec1.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
blank1_name_sec1. Replace with custom_label1_sec1.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
pushpin_map_caption. Replace with pushpin_caption.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
blank2_info_sec1. Replace with custom_data2_sec1.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
image_caption. Replace with caption.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
timezone1. Replace with time_zone1.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter
blank2_name_sec1. Replace with custom_label2_sec1.Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with multiple other deprecated parameters. Fix those above and preview again.
Tarakeswar is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva". It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India. Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage of Lord Shiva sect in West Bengal 58 kilometres (36 mi) away from state capital Kolkata.