It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

It is believed by some historians that a Buddhist monastery existed at Nimta during the pre-Sultanite period.

Nimta is blessed as the birthplace of the great poet Satyendranath Dutta who won the accolade of none other than Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.

Savarna Roy Chowdhury, a great zamindar of Bengal, stayed in Nimta for some time.

Internationally renowned Kathak dancer, Rama Prasad Chatterjee lived here.