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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayurhat Railway Station
Mayurhat railway station is a halt railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway zone, Eastern Railway. It is situated at Mayurhat, Hanshkhali of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The Ranaghat Junction railway station, Ranaghat– section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Kolkata, Calcutta–Siliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line. The line including Mayurhat railway station was electrified in 1997–98. References Railway stations in India opened in 1862 Sealdah railway division Railway stations in Nadia district Kolkata Suburban Railway stations {{WestBengal-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
