Mayurhat

 

Mayurhat is a village under Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Mayurhat is in the middle of Bagula and Taraknagar. It is in under Hanskhali police station.

Transport

The main transport is the railway service. Mayurhat railway station is situated on the Ranaghat-Gede branch line of the Sealdah railway division. Number of local trains stop at Mayurhat.

Education

There is one high school and more than 4 primary schools.

Festivals

Charak mala, Rath Yatra are the festivals organised in the village as well as the football and the cricket tournaments.

Myths

There is an old story about a box which held 1001 evil spirits and which was guarded by an old sage who could guard it no longer. He entrusted the box to the village of Mayurhat to keep watch on for all time. During the 101st year a demon tricked the guards and opened the box releasing all of the evil spirits. A young man shut the box just in time. It turns out that there was also a good spirit inside which was called Hope and the young man smiled at that reflecting on hope.

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Cities, towns and locations in Nadia district, Presidency division

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision	Bablari Dewanganj Bamanpukur Baruihuda Chapra Char Brahmanagar Char Maijdia Gadigachha Harindanga Jagadanandapur Krishnanagar Kshidirpur Majdia Matiari Mira Nabadwip Paschimbhatjangla Sonda Tiorkhali
Kalyani subdivision	Chakdaha Chanduria Darappur Digha Gayespur Haringhata Jangal Kalyani Kulia Lalpur Madanpur Priyanagar Punglia Saguna Shimurali Simhat Subarnapur
Ranaghat subdivision	Aistala Anulia Badkulla Bagula Beharia Belgharia Birnagar Cooper's Camp Gangnapur Gangni Ghoralia Gopalpur Halalpur Krishnapur Harinadibhastsala Hijuli Kamgachhi Nasra Nrisinghapur Panpara Parbbatipur Patuli Phulia Raghabpur Ranaghat Ranaghat (CT) Shantipur Satigachha Taherpur
Tehatta subdivision	Karimpur Tehatta Uttampur

Locations
other than cities and towns

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision	Asannagar Bangaljhi Bethuadahari Bishnupur Dhubulia Debagram Dignagar Ghurni Juranpur Kaliganj Krishnaganj Maheshganj Majhdia Mayapur Nakashipara Palashi Ruipukur Taraknagar
Kalyani subdivision	Chaugacha Mohanpur Palpara Ukrah
Ranaghat subdivision	Aranghata Bahirgachi Dhantala Duttapulia Gazna Habibpur Hanshkhali Mayurhat Nokari Panikhali Payradanga
Tehatta subdivision	Baruipara Betai Hogalbaria Iswarchandrapur Kishorpur Mahish Bathan Murutia Natidanga Nazirpur Palashipara Rahmatpur Thanapara Topla

Related topics

• Nadia topics
• People from Nadia district
• Villages in Nadia district

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