Barakar

Barakar is a town in the district of West Bengal along the Barakar River, at the border to . Known for the Begunia complex of Odisha-style temples, Barakar may look like an Odia industrial town at first glance.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumardubi railway station and Kulti railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station on the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, located in of , India. It comes under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.

Railway station
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maithon and Kulti.

Photo: Aman Abrar, CC0.
is a town in northern . The Barakar River east of forms the border with West Bengal at .

Suburb
is a in . Asansol is located in in the state of . It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation.

Town
is a city and a notified area in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of in the state of , India. It is located in the northeast of Jharkhand and lies very close to the state borders of .

Barakar

Latitude
23.7381° or 23° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
86.8176° or 86° 49′ 3″ east
Open location code
7MM8PRQ9+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9953255827
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q4858247
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to German—“Barakar” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বরাকর”
  • Dutch: “Barakar”
  • German: “Barakar”

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