General Post Office

The General Post Office, Kolkata is the central post office of the city of , , and the biggest post office of . This post office was the first post office of India since 1727.
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  • Type: Post office
  • Description: building in Kolkata, India
  • Also known as: “General Post Office, Kolkata” and “Kolkata General Post Office”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howrah Station and Lal Dighi.

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, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of , which not only connects the city to the rest of , but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of and beyond.

Reservoir
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, also called the Tank Square or Dalhousie Square is a man-made water tank in Kolkata, India.

Park
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is a public park in , situated along the Strand Road on eastern shore of for a stretch of 2.5 km, near Fairlie Ghat opposite to the Railway Club. is situated 340 metres west of General Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include B. B. D. Bagh and Esplanade.

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, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of . Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.

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is the modern heart of , combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.

Bowbazar and College Street are two adjacent neighbourhoods in Central Kolkata. College Street, also known as baipāṝā, is a 900 m long street, where you can trace many out-of-print books at throw-away prices, with a little patience.

General Post Office

Latitude
22.57296° or 22° 34′ 23″ north
Longitude
88.34775° or 88° 20′ 52″ east
Open location code
7MJCH8FX+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4209577083
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­post_office
Wiki­data ID
Q3350712
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Malayalam—“General Post Office” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “জেনারেল পোস্ট অফিস, কলকাতা”
  • French: “Poste centrale de Calcutta”
  • Hindi: “जनरल पोस्ट ऑफिस, कोलकाता”
  • Hindi: “प्रधान डाकघर, कोलकाता”
  • Malayalam: “ജനറൽ പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ്, കൊൽക്കത്ത”

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