Agri Horticultural Society of India

Agri Horticultural Society of India is a park in Kolkata, West Bengal. Agri Horticultural Society of India is situated nearby to the suburb Alipore, as well as near Command Hospital.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of India and Alipore Central Jail.

National Library of India

Library

Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.

The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. The National Library was moved there in 1953 into the estate where the former British Viceroys resided. National Library of India is situated 530 metres north of Agri Horticultural Society of India.

Alipore Central Jail

Prison

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The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule. Alipore Central Jail is situated 730 metres east of Agri Horticultural Society of India.

Zoological Garden, Alipore

Park

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The Zoological Garden, Alipore is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha. Zoological Garden, Alipore is situated 1 km north of Agri Horticultural Society of India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alipore and South Kolkata.

Alipore

Suburb

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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.

South Kolkata

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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.