Farakka
E162705
Farakka is a town in West Bengal, India, best known for the Farakka Barrage that diverts Ganges waters toward the Hooghly River.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farakka Barrage | 3 |
| Farakka canonical | 1 |
| Farakka Barrage (upstream on the Ganges) | 1 |
| Farakka Barrage feeder canal | 1 |
| New Farakka Junction | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farakka Context triple: [Hooghly River, sourceRegion, Farakka]
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A.
Harike
Harike is a town in Punjab, India, best known for the Harike Barrage and the adjoining Harike Wetland, one of northern India’s largest and most important bird sanctuaries.
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B.
Buriganga River
The Buriganga River is a major waterway in central Bangladesh that flows past the capital city of Dhaka and plays a crucial role in its transport, economy, and daily life.
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C.
Naihati
Naihati is a town in West Bengal, India, known as the birthplace of renowned Bengali novelist and nationalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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D.
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River is a major distributary of the Ganges in eastern India that flows past Kolkata and serves as a vital waterway for transport, trade, and industry in West Bengal.
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E.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farakka Target entity description: Farakka is a town in West Bengal, India, best known for the Farakka Barrage that diverts Ganges waters toward the Hooghly River.
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A.
Harike
Harike is a town in Punjab, India, best known for the Harike Barrage and the adjoining Harike Wetland, one of northern India’s largest and most important bird sanctuaries.
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B.
Buriganga River
The Buriganga River is a major waterway in central Bangladesh that flows past the capital city of Dhaka and plays a crucial role in its transport, economy, and daily life.
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C.
Naihati
Naihati is a town in West Bengal, India, known as the birthplace of renowned Bengali novelist and nationalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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D.
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River is a major distributary of the Ganges in eastern India that flows past Kolkata and serves as a vital waterway for transport, trade, and industry in West Bengal.
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E.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Farakka community development block ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduce |
jute
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| borderRiverContext | Ganges water sharing with Bangladesh ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| connectedByHighway | National Highway 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | rural-urban mixed settlement ⓘ |
| district |
Murshidabad district
ⓘ
linked to:
Murshidabad
|
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ river-based trade ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying floodplain ⓘ |
| floodRisk | seasonal flooding from Ganges ⓘ |
| governingBody | local panchayat ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | barrage-cum-road bridge ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | local schools ⓘ |
| hasHealthcareFacility | primary health centres ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | Farakka Super Thermal Power Station ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
Farakka Barrage
ⓘ
linked to:
Farakka
|
| hasPostalCodeType | PIN ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Farakka Barrage
ⓘ
linked to:
Farakka
|
| locatedIn | eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedInDivision | Presidency division ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorder | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Farakka–Malda section of Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
ⓘ
linked to:
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
|
| locatedOnRiver | Ganges ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Malda
ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Farakka Barrage
ⓘ
linked to:
Farakka
|
| nearestMajorCity |
Kolkata
ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| officialLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | coal-fired power plant ⓘ |
| railwayStation |
New Farakka Junction
ⓘ
linked to:
Farakka
|
| railwayZone | Eastern Railway zone ⓘ |
| region | North Bengal ⓘ |
| riverProject | Ganga–Hooghly water diversion ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of siltation in Kolkata port via Hooghly River flow ⓘ |
| timezone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
rail transport
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | regulation of Ganges flow toward Hooghly River ⓘ |
| waterwayImportance | part of Ganges river navigation system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Farakka Description of subject: Farakka is a town in West Bengal, India, best known for the Farakka Barrage that diverts Ganges waters toward the Hooghly River.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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