Bhowanipore-Kalighat

Bhowanipore and Kalighat are two neighbourhoods along the Adi Ganga River, in South Kolkata.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: locality of Kolkata
  • Also known as: “Bhabanipur”, “Bhawanipur”, and “Bhowanipore”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of India and Netaji Bhavan metro station.

Park
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The is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, , , India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record.

Metro station
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Netaji Bhavan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Bhowanipore, , , India.

Museum
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The is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alipore and Kalighat.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in in the state of . It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and to the south, bordered by the section of the South section railway line.

Suburb
Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of and the cultural capital of . Kolkata is an "in your face" city that shocks and charms the unsuspecting visitor.

Suburb
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The is a 400-hectare green space in Central Kolkata that stretches from the Hooghly River in the west to Chowringhee Road in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhavan and Eden Gardens in the north.

Bhowanipore-Kalighat

Latitude
22.53258° or 22° 31′ 57″ north
Longitude
88.34443° or 88° 20′ 40″ east
Open location code
7MJCG8MV+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1172978186
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q4902068
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Bhowanipore-Kalighat” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভবানীপুর”
  • Hindi: “भवानीपुर”
  • Nepali: “भवानीपुर”
  • Newari: “भवानीपुर”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱷᱚᱵᱟᱱᱤᱯᱩᱨ”
  • Tamil: “பவானிபூர்”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bhowanipore 75 Pally and Netaji Eye Hospital.

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