Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
[Baba Dham] | |
|---|---|
City | |
Baba Taraknath Temple of Tarakeshwar | |
| Nickname: The city of Shiva | |
| 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 | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Landline code | 03212 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambag |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tarakeswar |
| Website | www |
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.