Mayapur

Mayapur is a small town in the district of and the headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, which is known informally around the world as the Hare Krishnas.
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Distrito Nadia”, “ISKCON Mayapur”, “Maiapur”, “Maiápur”, “Maiāpur”, “Máiapur”, “Māiāpur”, “Maiapura”, “Mayápur”, “Mayāpur”, “Mayapura”, “Mayápura”, “Māyāpura”, “Mayapuram”, “Майапур”, “Майяпура”, and “Маяпура”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bishnupriya railway station and Nabadwip Bakultala High School.

Railway station
is a halt railway station… is situated 3½ km west of Mayapur.

Railway station
is a railway station… is situated 4 km southwest of Mayapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nabadwip.

Photo: Apurv013, CC0.
is a pilgrimage site in the district…

Mayapur

Latitude
23.4228° or 23° 25′ 22″ north
Longitude
88.3879° or 88° 23′ 16″ east
Open location code
7MMCC9FQ+45
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Mayapur” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Маяпур”
  • Bengali: “মায়াপুর”
  • Chechen: “Майяпур”
  • Chinese: “瑪雅普爾”
  • Czech: “Majapur”
  • Dutch: “Mayapur”
  • French: “Mayapur”
  • German: “Mayapur”
  • Hebrew: “מייאפור”
  • Hindi: “मायापुर”
  • Hungarian: “Májápur”
  • Irish: “Mayapur”
  • Lithuanian: “Majapuras”
  • Nepali: “मायापुर”
  • Polish: “Majapur”
  • Russian: “Маяпур”
  • Spanish: “Māyāpur”
  • Tamil: “மாயாப்பூர்”
  • Tatar: “Маяпур”
  • Thai: “มายาปุระ”
  • Ukrainian: “Маяпур”
  • Urdu: “مایا پور”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Abhay Nagar 1 and Abhay Nagar 2.

Nadia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Krishnanagar and Nabadwip.

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