About Fulia ( Phulia )

Phulia (also spelt Fulia) (Bengali: ) is a census town under Shantipur police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 80 KM from Kolkata and well connected by Sealdah - Santipur section train service and National Highway - 34. Fulia is located at 2314N 8830E / 23.24N 88.50E / 23.24; 88.50. It is located in Shantipur block, Ranaghat subdivision, Nadia district. Shantipur police station serves this block. After partition of India, many skilled weavers of Dhaka came and settled in West Bengal around Shantipur in Nadia district and Ambika Kalna of Bardhaman district, both traditionally renowned centres for hand-woven fabrics. With government encouragement and support, the talented weavers soon revived their ancestral occupation and the art of exquisite weaving once again flourished. Today, finely woven feather-touch textiles and saris in exotic designs and colours are being produced in the vast weaving belt of Shantipur,...