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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712149, 712148
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Saptagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saptagram]]
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'''Mahanad''' is a [[gram panchayat]], or village, in [[Polba-Dadpur (community development block)|Polba-Dadpur]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in [[Chinsurah subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Panchayat Portal|url=https://www.mahanad.wbpri.gov.in/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=(09_Chapter III)|first=Study of Kushan Materials|year=2013|title=New Look On The Kushan Bengal : A Study On Archaeological / Historical Materials|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/164964?mode=full|url-status=live|website=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET|publisher=University of Calcutta|pages=110–112|hdl=10603/164964?mode=full}}</ref><ref>[http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm|date=2011-07-21}}</ref>

==Geography==
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== History ==
[[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) has found many historic artifacts dating from the [[Gupta-era India|Gupta Era]] in Mahanad. An ancient [[lord Shiva]] temple in Mahanad is called Jateswer Shiv Temple. Mahand has been the ''yogpeeth'' (yoga retreat) of [[Yogi Nath|Nath Yogis]], for thousands of years.<ref>Bandyopadhyay, P. K. (1992). Natha Cult and Mahanad. page 80-90, Delhi, India: B.R. Publishing Corporation.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf|url-status=live|website=Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL|pages=120–122}}</ref>

Mahanad has an excavated site revealing a historic [[Kushan]] presence. The exploration conducted by ASI and Paresh Pal, a local antiquarian, have led to the discovery of coins of the Kushan and Gupta dynasties and terracotta, mostly of Gupta style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chapter IV|first=Study of Kushan Materials|title=New look on the kushan bengali A study on archaeological historical materials|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/164964?mode=full|url-status=live|publisher=University of Calcutta|pages=155–156|hdl=10603/164964?mode=full}}</ref>

== Location ==
Mahanad is located at {{coord|23.00|N|88.26|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Find Latitude and Longitude|url=https://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Find Latitude and Longitude|language=English}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 15 metres above sea level. Mahanad is located around 19 kilometer away from its district headquarters, [[Hugli-Chuchura]]. The nearest railway station is [[Pandua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandua]] in the [[Howrah-Bardhaman main line]] around 7 km away.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Statistical Handbook|url=http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-05|website=}}</ref>

== Temples, churches and attractions ==

* Mahanad Kali Temple also Called Brahmamoyee Kali Mandir (Established in 1830).<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=মহানাদ কালী বাড়ির পুজো|work=EiSamay potrika|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/nation/pujo-of-mahanad-kali-bari/articleshow/66527259.cms|access-date=}}</ref>
* Jateswer Shiva Mandir<ref>{{Cite web|year=2011|title=Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf|url-status=live|website=Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal|pages=120–122}}</ref>

== Education ==

=== Primary and secondary education ===

* Spark School, (established in 2012) CBSE, English Medium School<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Spark School|url=http://www.sparkgroup.in/societycontact.html|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.sparkgroup.in}}</ref>
* Mahanad High School,(Established in 1963) Bengali Medium School<ref>{{Cite web|title=WBBSE :: Affiliated Schools Malda|url=http://wbbse.org/shoogli.htm|access-date=2021-06-10|website=wbbse.org}}</ref>
* Ramkrishna High School, (Established in 1984) Bengali Medium School
* Institute of Little Star, (English Medium School)
* Shitala Prathamik Vidyalaya
* Sima Prathamik Vidyalaya
* Harmala Primary School
* Ramakrishna Vidyapith

== Festivals ==
[[Kali Puja]] and [[Maha Shivaratri]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf|url-status=live|website=Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal|pages=121–112}}</ref> are festivals celebrated in Mahanad. [[Lakshmi Puja]] and [[Saraswati Puja]] are widely celebrated at Mahanad as well. Shivratri Mela (fair) is the biggest fair observed at Mahanad each year, during the [[Maha Shivaratri]] festival.

== Economy ==

* Alpine Distilleries<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour Department of West Bengal|url=https://wblc.gov.in/view-establishment-profile/alpine-distilleries-pvt-ltd/a3VmTmg1WjBzMzBLYmlpN0FZaCt5QT09|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Matribhumi Rice Mills LlP<ref>{{Cite web|title=Establishment Information {{!}} Government Of West Bengal|url=https://wblc.gov.in/view-establishment-profile/matri-bhumi-rice-mills-llp/NkVReVF1aCtLb1ZLZWZqOHkycUdnZz09|access-date=2021-06-10|website=wblc.gov.in}}</ref>
* Matri Mandir Himghar (P) Ltd<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07|url=http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-02|publisher=West Bengal State Marketing Board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html|archive-date=22 January 2009}}</ref>

Banks''':''' At Mahanad, there are branches of banks such as [[Central Bank of India|Central Bank Of India]] (Mahanadnagarpara Branch),<ref>{{Cite web|title=CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA MAHANAND NAGAR PARA, WEST BENGAL IFSC Code: Find CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA MAHANAND NAGAR PARA MICR Code, IFSC Code on The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/ifsccode/bank-central-bank-of-india,state-west-bengal,district-hugli,branch-mahanand-nagar-para,ifsccode-CBIN0282856.cms|access-date=2021-06-05|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>[[Central Bank of India|Central Bank Of India]] (Ramnathpur Branch), [[Bandhan Bank]] (Mahanad), [[Ujjivan Small Finance Bank]] .<ref>{{Cite web|title=MOF Result|url=https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/MOFResultDisplaypager.jsp|access-date=2021-06-05|website=dbie.rbi.org.in}}</ref>

==Mahanad picture gallery==
===Mahanad kali bari===
<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:Mahanad Brohmomoyee Kali Temple 10.jpg|Brohmomoyee kali maa
File:Mahanad Brohmomoyee Kali Temple.jpg|Kali temple
File:Mahanad Brohmomoyee Kali Temple4.jpg|Mahanad Brohmomoyee Kali Temple
</gallery>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Hooghly District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Villages in Hooghly district]]

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