Cities and towns in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district M: municipal town/city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/urban centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Education
There are two high schools in Palpara. One secondary school, named Palpara Vidyamandir, and one higher secondary school, named Bhawanipur Sukanta Vidyaniketan.[2] There is a law college near Palpara, named J.R.S.E.T. College of Law.
Culture
Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Saraswati Puja are widely celebrated. Multiple fairs are held in the nearby club grounds of "Chhatramilani" and "Bibadi Club".
A Durga Puja pandal in Palpara
A Durga Puja pandal in Palpara
David J. McCutchion mentioned the Palpara Temple (26’ x 21’) as possibly a 17th-century structure. The ASI has built the roof to a point.[3]
^McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 31. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
