Khardah

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Khardah, 1908

Village in the Barrackpore subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, situated in 22°44’ N. and 88° 22' E., on the left bank of the Hooghly river. Population (1901), 1,777. Khardah is a favourite place of pilgrimage for Vaishnavas, who visit it in honour of Nityananda, one of the disciples of Chaitanya, who took up his residence here. His descendants are regarded as gurus, or spiritual guides, by the Vaishnavas. There is a tine temple, containing the image of Syam Sundar, a name for the god Krishna. The village lies within the South Barrackpore municipality, and is a station on the Eastern Bengal State Railway. Shoe-brushes and bricks are manu- factured on a large scale.

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.