Hazra

Hazra is a suburb in Kolkata, West Bengal. Hazra is situated nearby to the suburb Manoharpukur, as well as near Kalighat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute and Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata.

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

Hospital

Photo: Anupamdutta73, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute is a cancer care hospital and research institute and one of the 27 regional cancer centres in India. It is located in Kolkata near Jatin Das Park metro station at Hazra crossing.

Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata

Blood bank

Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences is a medical institution and hospital on Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata, which functions under the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

Kalighat Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.

Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalighat and Bhowanipore-Kalighat.

Kalighat

Suburb

Kalighat is a locality of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time.