Sahazalalpur is a village in English Bazar Block of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is where Kotwali Bhavan (the house of Indian National Congress leader and former Railways Minister A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury) is located.[3]

Sahazalalpur
Village
Kotwali Bhavan
Nickname:  Kotwali
Sahazalalpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sahazalalpur Sahazalalpur (India) Show map of India Sahazalalpur Sahazalalpur (Asia) Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Area
• Total	8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,195
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Dakhsin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	English Bazar
Website	malda.nic.in

Geography

Sahazalalpur village is located 25.0479°N 88.1011°E / 25.0479; 88.1011 in the English Bazar Block of Malda district. The nearest railway station is Malda Town which is 6 km away. The district headquarters is located 7 km away in English Bazar.

History

The Sahazalalpur village is the residence of notable people A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury who served as the Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's governments and his niece Mausam Noor who served as the Member of Lok Sabha for Maldaha Uttar from 2009 until 2019.

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