ABOUT US
Places of Interest:
Dainhat municipal municipality is well known for places of interest within it. Dainhat is enriched with many historical temples. All these temples are caring the art and culture of that time. There are altogether twelve heritage buildings within the municipality. These are mentioned below:
1) Bhousing Shib Temple, 2) Samadhi Temple of Maharaja Kirtichand, 3) Durga Temple of great Bhaskar Pandit, 4) Bagtikra Shib Temple, 5) Jora Shib Tample, 6) Shib Tample, 7) Musolium of Badar Sahib, 8) Siddheswari Shib Temple, 9) Rajarpukur Ghat, 10) Jagannath Ghat 11) Indra Ghat, 12) Hanumanlathi etc are some of the famous historical places at Dainhat.
Festivals:
Dainhat has a rich religious heritage which is evident from the temples situated all over the municipality. Rash festival of Sri Sri Radha Krishna is held here every year in Rass Purnima. This festival has been continuing since year 1500. Dainhat takes a festive mood during this period & People from all over West Bengal use to assemble here during this festival and take part in the Procession of different kind of God & Goddess.
Apart from this festival, festival like Durgapuja, Kalipuja, Jhulan, Dol yatra (Holi) are also held here every year in a pompous way.
City at a Glance
Indicator
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2011
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2021
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Current (2023)
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Municipal Area (Sq. Km)
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10.42
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10.36
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10.36
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Municipal Wards
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14
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14
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2023
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Population ( As per Census Data )
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24390
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-
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-
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Current Population
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-
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26200
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28142
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Households
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5552
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5650
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7108
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Municipal Slum area (Sq. Km)
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4.05543
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4.1 |
3.7 |
Municipal Slum Population
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5926
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6702
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6240
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Municipal Slum Households
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1482
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1508
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1040
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