Kalighat Police Station

Kalighat Police Station is a police station in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kalighat Police Station is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Shree Sangha, as well as near Kalighat Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalighat Temple and Alipore Central Jail.

Kalighat Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.

Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. Kalighat Temple is situated 180 metres southwest of Kalighat Police Station.

Alipore Central Jail

Prison

Photo: Gopa.bkduttaroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 650 metres northwest of Kalighat Police 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. National Library of India is situated 1½ km northwest of Kalighat Police Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalighat and Chetla.

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.