Kharar, Ghatal
town in Paschim Medinipur district, Medinipur division, West Bengal, India
Kharar is a historical town of Ghatal and one of the oldest towns in Asia. This city is located in the Ghatal Subdivision of the Indian state of West Bengal. This town was part of Hooghly District, eventually being merged with the Medinipur district.
History
In 1884, according to section 8 of the then Bengal Municipality Act Kharar municipality had been established with Rayerdanga, Krishnapur, Udaygunge and Dalapatipur village under its jurisdiction. Initially Kharar was under Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district. Later it was transferred to Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur
Geography
Location
Kharar is located at 22.7°N 87.68°E / 22.7; 87.68.
Area overview
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision.
“Kharar, Ghatal” enters the record as town in Paschim Medinipur district, Medinipur division, West Bengal, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kharar, Ghatal and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2341768. Authority coordinates are 22.700, 87.680. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1884 and 1820.
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