Kirnahar is a

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CD block in

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in the

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Geography

Location

Kirnahar is located at . It has an average elevation of . Kirnahar is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between

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and

Mayurakshi River Mayurakshi River (also called Mor River) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut Hills, about from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand and ...

. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period.

Administration

Kirnahar I & II are village

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(local self-government) under Nanoor Panchayat Samity of Birbum Zilla Parishad. A police station, since 2022, is located at Kirnahar.

Transport

Kirnahar railway station is midway station on the 52 km Ahmedpur Katwa Railway. It is well-connected by bus routes with

Sainthia Sainthia (formerly Nandipur) is a city and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is known as business city of Birbhum district. The city is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia po ...

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, Ahmedpur, Suri,

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and

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of this district and also with different places of the adjacent districts of

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. Three buses also run to

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from this little town at 5:15 am, 6:00 am and 6:10 am.

Education

Kirnahar has two higher secondary schools. They are:
1. Kirnahar Shib Chandra High School
2. Kirnahar Tarapado Memorial Girls High School. The first one is one of the oldest schools in Birbhum (Estd. 1895). It was established on the land donated by the local Sarkar zamindar Pioneere Babu Shib Chand Sarkar. His Three sons Satyesh Chandra Sarkar, Sauresh Chandra Sarkar and Saibesh Chandra Sarkar fulfilled his Dream by established Shib chandra High school in 1895. The school produced many great personalities who made their marks in political, cultural and scientific world. To name a few: Debnath Das (One of the Advisors of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA),

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(

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2012–2017), Mrinal Thakur (Eminent scientist, currently in Auburn University) etc.
There are 7 Govt.-aided primary schools, 5 S.S.K.(Sishu Siksha Kendra), one M.S.K.(Madhyamik Siksha Kendra) and a few private schools in Kirnahar and its surroundings. The Govt.-aided primary schools are: # Kirnahar Junior Basic School. # Uttar Kirnahar Primary School. # Kirnahar Nabin Chandra Smriti Primary School. # Kirnahar Laxmimata Primary School. # Parota Primary School. # Maheshgram Primary School. # Nimrha Primary School. # Sankha's School. # Kirnahar Nimna Buniyadi Vidhyalay (Near Bhadra Kalimata Mandir). Kirnahar has one government sponsored library - Kirnahar Rabindra Smriti Samity Town Library. The library was established on 17 August 1941 (32nd Shravana, 1348 B.S.) just after ten days of the demise of great poet Rabindranath Tagore. The founder-secretary was Dr.Krishnagopal Chandra. In 1957 it became sponsored by the West Bengal Govt. Satyaranjan Sengupta was the first employed librarian. It was upgraded to a Town Library in 1986. At present (March, 2015), the library possesses over 15,000 books and over 1,400 members.

People from Kirnahar

, Former

, was born at

Mirati Mirati (also spelled Mirity) is a village located in Labpur (community development block), Labpur CD Block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The village shot to prominence after the election of Pranab ...

, Kirnahar.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Kirnahar (with 10 beds).

References

{{Birbhum District Villages in Birbhum district