Barakar
Barakar is a railway station in Salanpur, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal. Barakar is situated nearby to the suburb Kulti, as well as near the town Chirkunda.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumardubi railway station and Kulti railway station.
Kumardubi railway station
Railway station
Kumardubi railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, located in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, India. It comes under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. Kumardubi railway station is situated 2½ km west of Barakar.
Kulti railway station
Railway station
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kulti railway station is situated 3 km east of Barakar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barakar and Kulti.
Barakar
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barakar is a town in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal along the Barakar River, at the border to Jharkhand. Known for the Begunia complex of Odisha-style temples, Barakar may look like an Odia industrial town at first glance.
Kulti
Suburb
Kulti is a neighbourhood in Asansol. Asansol is located in West Burdwan district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation. Kulti is situated 2½ km southeast of Barakar.
Chirkunda
Town
Chirkunda is a city and a notified area in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located in the northeast of Jharkhand and lies very close to the state borders of West Bengal. Chirkunda is situated 3½ km west of Barakar.
Barakar
- Type: Railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Salanpur, Paschim Bardhaman, Rarh, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.74168° or 23° 44′ 30″ northLongitude
86.81886° or 86° 49′ 8″ eastElevation
132 metres (433 feet)Abbreviation
“BRR”Open location code
7MM8PRR9+MGGeoNames ID
11857744
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