Kirnahar

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kirnahar(Sankha)
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
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| elevation_m = 29
| population_total = 7103
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/317646-kirnahar-west-bengal.html</ref>
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 731302
| area_code = 91 3463
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
| website = {{URL|birbhum.nic.in}}
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanoor]]
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'''Kirnahar''' is a [[village]] in [[Nanoor (community development block)|Nanoor]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Bolpur subdivision]] of [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Kirnahar is located at {{Coord|23.75|N|87.87|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kirnahar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kirnahar]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|29|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Kirnahar is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between [[Ajay River]] and [[Mayurakshi River]]. 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.<ref>Choudhuri, Tapan, ''Unnayaner alokey Birbhum'', ''Paschim Banga '', Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, {{in lang|bn}}, pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.</ref>

== Administration ==
Kirnahar I & II are village [[Panchayati Raj|panchayats]] (local self-government) under Nanoor Panchayat Samity of [http://Birbum%20Zilla%20Parishad Birbum Zilla Parishad]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumr.asp?selstate=3217000000&pno=3&ptype=V| title = Admin Reports of NPP| access-date = 2007-09-12| work = Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier| publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.is/20111014063301/http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumr.asp?selstate=3217000000&pno=3&ptype=V| archive-date = 2011-10-14}} </ref> A police outpost is located at Kirnahar.

== Transport ==
[[Kirnahar railway station]] is midway station on the 52 km [[Ahmedpur Katwa Railway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://irfca.org/~samit/amp-kwae.html | title = Ahmadpur - Katwa Brought Gauge Line | access-date = 2007-09-12 | last = Roy Choudhuri | first = Samit | publisher = Indian Railways Fan Club | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060511154700/http://irfca.org/~samit/amp-kwae.html | archive-date = 11 May 2006 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> It is well-connected by bus routes with [[Sainthia]], [[Bolpur]], [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum|Ahmedpur]], [[Suri, Birbhum|Suri]] and [[Rampurhat]] of this district and also with different places of the adjacent districts of [[Murshidabad]] and [[Burdwan]]. Two bus also runs to [[Kolkata]] from this little town at 5:10 am and 6:00 am.

== Economy ==
Traditionally, there used to be a weekly market, locally called ''hat''. Apart from vegetables, such needs as pottery, wooden materials, iron materials, baskets, seeds etc. were available. With the passage of time the periodicity gradually increased till it became a daily market. A fair is organised at Kirnahar on the occasion of ''Ras Mela.''<ref>Mukhopadhyay Aditya, ''Birbhumer Mela'', ''Paschim Banga '', Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, {{in lang|bn}}, pp. 204-05, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.</ref>

== 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),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.s1942.org.sg/s1942/indian_national_army/provi.htm | title = Indian National Army | access-date = 2009-06-29 | publisher = National Archives of Singapore }}</ref>[[Pranab Mukherjee]] ([[President of India]] 2012-2017), Mrinal Thakur (Eminent scientist, currently in Auburn University)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~thakumr/
| title = Mrinal Thakur - Homepage | publisher = Auburn University}}</ref> 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 has one govt. 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.<ref>Kirnahar Rabindra Smriti Samity Town Library:Pustak Talika</ref> At present (March, 2015), the library possesses over 15,000 books and over 1,400 members.

== People from Kirnahar ==

'''Pioneer Babu Shib Chandra Sarkar''' donated land for Shib Chandra High school in 18lth century. He is zamindar of Kirnahar. He was a great Zamindar who thought about education '''200 years ago'''

Shib Chand Sarkar donated land for Santinikatan Biswa Bharati.

* [[ Pranab Mukherjee]], Former [[President of India]], was born at [[Mirati]], Kirnahar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finmin.nic.in/fm_pranab_mukherjee.html |title=Brief Profile of Shri Pranab Mukherjee |access-date=2009-06-29 |publisher=Ministry of Finance, Government of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619061304/http://finmin.nic.in/fm_pranab_mukherjee.html |archive-date=2009-06-19 }}</ref>
* Auburn University Chemistry Professor [[Mrinal Thakur]] was born in Kirnahar.
* Dr. Deb Kumar Sarkar renowned homeopathy doctor known for his contribution in kidney stone related diseases.
* Dr. Dip Kumar Sarkar established the first X-ray machine in Birbhum district and he was a philanthropic orthopedic surgeon.
* Dipanwita Sarkar, Owner of The Interface™ Group Of Companies a Global Software Group specialised into Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, ERP etc. products & services headquartered in Mumbai. She is the Daughter of Dr. Dip Kumar Sarkar.
* Debnath Das, the Foreign Minister of the first independent Govt set up by Netaji's Azad Hind Fouz was born and brought up in Kirnahar. He was a founder member of Kirnahar Taryn Samiti, an eminent club in Birbhum known for its social and welfare activities.
* Biswajoy sarkar , freedom fighter son of souresh Chandra sarkar

==Healthcare==
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at Kirnahar (with 10 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 16 July 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Birbhum District}}

[[Category:Villages in Birbhum district]]

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