Ballygunge Phari

Ballygunge Phari is a locality in Kolkata, West Bengal. Ballygunge Phari is situated nearby to the suburb Ballygunge-Gariahat, as well as near Kushtia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birla Mandir and Ballygunge Junction railway station.

Birla Mandir

Hindu temple

Photo: Ankur P, CC BY 2.0.

Birla Mandir in Ward Number 69, Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family. It is dedicated to Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Krishna.

Ballygunge Junction railway station

Railway station

Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ballygunge Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Main line with an approximate 6 kilometres distance from the Sealdah railway station.

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

Museum

Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum is a science museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a unit under National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalighat and Lake Gardens.

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.

Lake Gardens

Neighborhood

Lake Gardens is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It has Kalighat to the north, Jodhpur Park to the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road or Tollygunge to the south and Charu Market to the west.