Eastern India
West Bengal
South Twenty Four Parganas

Falta

Falta is a riverside town in , West Bengal. It was originally a Dutch settlement, then a British retreat when Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah captured . Now, Falta is one of the many riverside picnic spots in South 24 Parganas.
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  • Type: Suburb with 250,000 residents
  • Description: village in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Falta, South 24 Parganas”

Falta

Latitude
22.2933° or 22° 17′ 36″ north
Longitude
88.1055° or 88° 6′ 20″ east
Population
250,000
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7MJC74V4+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7154423734
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12680837
Wiki­data ID
Q5432811
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to South Azerbaijani—“Falta” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Falta”
  • Bengali: “ফলতা”
  • Dutch: “Falta, South 24 Parganas”
  • Hindi: “फलता, दक्षिण २४ परगना”
  • Ladin: “Falta”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فالتا, گونئی 24 پارقاناس”

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