Kirnahar is a village in Nanoor CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Administration Kirnahar I & II are village panchayats (local self-government) under Nanoor Panchayat Samity of Birbum Zilla Parishad. A police station, since 2022, is located at Kirnahar.Local residents
Geography
Location Kirnahar is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kirnahar It has an average elevation of .
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.Choudhuri, Tapan, Unnayaner alokey Birbhum, Paschim Banga , Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, , pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.
Healthcare There is a primary health centre at Kirnahar (with 10 beds).
Education Kirnahar has two higher secondary schools. They are: Kirnahar Shib Chandra High School 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 established Shib Chandra High School in 1895. The school produced many great personalities who made their marks in political, cultural and scientific world.
There are 9 government-aided primary schools:
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 ten days after the demise of the notable poet/polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The founder-secretary was Krishnagopal Chandra. In 1957 it became sponsored by the West Bengal Government. Satyaranjan Sengupta was the first employed librarian. It was upgraded to a Town Library in 1986.Kirnahar Rabindra Smriti Samity Town Library:Pustak Talika During 2015, the library possessed over 15,000 books and had over 1,400 members.
Notable residents Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India, was born at Mirati, Kirnahar
Transport Kirnahar railway station is midway station on the 52 km Ahmedpur Katwa Railway. It is well-connected by bus routes with Sainthia, Bolpur, Ahmedpur, Suri, Mallarpur and Rampurhat of this district and also with different places of the adjacent districts of Murshidabad and Burdwan. Three buses also run to Kolkata from this little town at 5:15 am, 6:00 am and 6:10 am.
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