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Tarakeswar
[Baba Dham][1] | |
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City | |
![[2]](view_image.php?q=Tarakeswar&sq=&lang=&file=File:Babataraknathtemple.jpg) Baba Taraknath Temple of Tarakeshwar | |
| Nickname: The city of Shiva[3] | |
  Tarakeswar Location in West Bengal, India  Tarakeswar Tarakeswar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′N 88°01′E / 22.89°N 88.02°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Named for | Lord Tarakeshwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Tarakeswar Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2011)[5] | |
• 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 (pronounced Tarokeshwar) 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".[6] It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India.[7] Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage of Lord Shiva sect in West Bengal 58 kilometres (36 mi) away from State Capital Kolkata.[8]
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- ^ "Tarakeswar.in".
- ^ "The city of Shiva : Tarakeswar".
- ^ "Tarakeswar Municipality".
- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=343377 [dead link]
- ^ "The city of Shiva : Tarakeswar".
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tarakeswar festival sets example in crowd control". The Times of India. 25 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 June 2024.