R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a public hospital in , , which started as Asia's first private medical college. It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era.
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  • Type: Hospital
  • Description: Asia’s first Private medical school in Kolkata, West Bengal (Now Public)
  • Also known as: “Public Medical College in Kolkata”, “R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital”, and “RGKMCH”
  • Address: 1 Kshudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal 700004
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tala railway station and Kolkata railway station.

Railway station
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Tala is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Tala, . The station, which features two platforms, primarily functions as a freight yard, with only a few local trains making stops. Its station code is TALA. is situated 220 metres north of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Railway station
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is the one of the large intercity railway stations serving Kolkata Metropolitan Area in West Bengal, India. The others are , Howrah, Shalimar, Dankuni and . is situated 690 metres southeast of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Metro station
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Shyambazar is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro at , , , India. is situated 690 metres southwest of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shyambazar-Hatibagan and Cossipore.

Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shyambazar is a prominent neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the Indian state of . The popularity of Shyambazar five point crossing is due to the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the state of . One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station.

Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the state of . The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring , the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as Sutanuti.

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital

Latitude
22.60441° or 22° 36′ 16″ north
Longitude
88.37838° or 88° 22′ 42″ east
Named after
Radha Gobinda Kar
Open location code
7MJCJ93H+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116334765
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­hospital
Open­Street­Map feature
healthcare=­hospital
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7152833
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আর জি কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ ও হাসপাতাল”
  • Bengali: “রাধাগোবিন্দ কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ ও হাসপাতাল”
  • Hindi: “राधागोविन्द कर मेडिकल कॉलेज एवं अस्पताल”
  • Indonesian: “R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital”
  • Japanese: “RGカー医科大学病院”
  • Malayalam: “ആർ. ജി. കാർ മെഡിക്കൽ കോളേജ് ആന്റ് ഹോസ്പിറ്റൽ”
  • Nepali: “आर.जी. कर मेडिकल कॉलेज”
  • Tamil: “இரா. கோ. கர் மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மற்றும் மருத்துவமனை”
  • Telugu: “ఆర్. జి. కర్ మెడికల్ కాలేజ్ అండ్ హాస్పిటల్”
  • Telugu: “ఆర్. జి. కర్ వైద్య కళాశాల మరియు ఆసుపత్రి”
  • Thai: “วิทยาลัยแพทยศาสตร์และโรงพยาบาลอาร์. จี. กร”

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