It is the birthplace of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of India's national song Vande Mataram, among other luminaries.

Naihati is bounded by Garifa, Halisahar and Balibhara on the north, Ramghat, Indira Nagar, Saheb Colony, Rajendrapur, Mamudpur and Dogachhia on the east, Bhatpara and Madral on the south, and the Hooghly on the west.

[5] 96.02% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas.

[9] Being situated in the tropics, the climate of Naihati is primarily hot and humid summers and cool and dry winters.

A few of these were old towns inhabited previously by middle class Bengali 'babus' while others were new towns grown out of agricultural lands... Agriculture in Bengal was more remunerative than work in the jute mills but what the jute mills paid was enough to attract labour from Bihar, Orissa, U.P.

There was little or no interconnection or social and cultural contact between local Bengali population and the mill hands.

Even before the break of dawn tea shops in factory premises and even in far off places, would open shutters.

Workers and employees are in an unbearable state, and the socio-cultural environment of a much larger area has been vitiated.

For Naihati Jute Mill at Hazinagar see Halisahar Amongst the other closed factories are Gouripore Thermal Power Station, Containers and Closures Limited and Indian Paper Pulp (IPP or more popular as kagaj kal).

This initiative by the then Indian government, and numerous renowned scientists and under their supervision, it was possible to bring a control over the production and preservation of various breeds of sweet water fishes.

Naihati Municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.

[30][31][32] In 1857, the Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR) was formed to lay the tracks along the east bank of the Hooghly River to Kushtia and then extended to Goalundo Ghat.

The Jubilee Bridge linking Bandel and Naihati was opened on 21 February 1887, so that up country freight traffic could run up to Kolkata Port.

[32] While State Highway 1 passes through the heart of the city, Kalyani Expressway touches the outskirts.

A new state and also a private bus has started from Naihati to Digha, from Kanthalpara railway bridge.

[43] Opened in 2019, the stadium hosts games of Calcutta Football League, Naihati Gold Cup and I-League.