Tangra
Tangra is a region in East Kolkata that traditionally housed many tanneries owned by people of Hakka Chinese origin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India
- Also known as: “Calcutta Tengra”, “Tangra, Kolkata”, and “Tengra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Science City and Park Circus railway station.
Science City
Museum
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is currently the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums.
Park Circus railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Park Circus railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
Barun Sengupta metro station
Railway station
Barun Sengupta, is a metro station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro located at Parama Island in the Dhapa area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Dhapa, ITC Royal Bengal, JW Marriott and Science City areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beniapukur and Entali.
Beniapukur
Suburb
Beniapukur is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Park Circus.
Entali
Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain.
Entally is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes. Mother Teresa started her activities in Entally.
Sealdah
Suburb
Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Tangra
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Malay—“Tangra” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ট্যাংরা, কলকাতা”
- Bengali: “ট্যাংরা”
- Chinese: “塔坝”
- Hindi: “टांगड़ा, कोलकाता”
- Malay: “Tangra, Kolkata”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sealdah railway station and South Park Street Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tangra”. Photo: Darkone, CC BY-SA 3.0.