Bhowanipore
Bhowanipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: locality of Kolkata
- Also known as: “Bhabanipur” and “Bhawanipur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of India and Netaji Bhavan metro station.
National Library of India
Park
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record.
Netaji Bhavan metro station
Metro station
Photo: Niloydas6801, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Netaji Bhavan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Victoria Memorial
Museum
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in the Maidan in Central Kolkata, 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 South Kolkata and Alipore.
South Kolkata
Photo: Anitek bhattacharya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kolkata is an important part of Kolkata city. It is less congested and more modern than the rest of the city. You will find more apartment blocks and green patches here.
Alipore
Suburb
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New Alipore to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Sealdah South section railway line.
Kalighat
Suburb
South Kolkata is an important part of Kolkata city. It is less congested and more modern than the rest of the city. You will find more apartment blocks and green patches here.
Bhowanipore
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.53258° or 22° 31′ 57″ northLongitude
88.34443° or 88° 20′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7MJCG8MV+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1172978186OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4902068
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Bhowanipore” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ভবানীপুর, কলকাতা”
- Bengali: “ভবানীপুর”
- Hindi: “भवानीपुर”
- Nepali: “भवानीपुर”
- Newari: “भवानीपुर”
- Santali: “ᱵᱷᱚᱵᱟᱱᱤᱯᱩᱨ”
- Tamil: “பவானிபூர்”
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Notable Places Nearby
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