Bidisha Lake
Bidisha Lake is a lake in Howrah, South Bengal, West Bengal. Bidisha Lake is situated nearby to the locality Kyd Monument, as well as near the neighborhood BNR South Colony.Places of Interest
Highlights include Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden and The Great Banyan.
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Park
Photo: Jeroje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, previously known as the Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta Botanic Garden, and Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, is a botanical garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata.
The Great Banyan
Evergreen forest
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
The Great Banyan is a banyan tree located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah, near Kolkata, India. The great banyan tree draws more visitors to the garden than its collection of exotic plants from five continents.
Fort William
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howrah and Maidan.
Howrah
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howrah is the twin city of Kolkata and an important industrial and transport hub of southern West Bengal.
Maidan
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maidan is a 400-hectare park in central Kolkata, stretching from the Hooghly river in the west to Chowringhee and Park Street in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhawan and Eden Gardens in the north.
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.
Bidisha Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Howrah, South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.5552° or 22° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
88.3056° or 88° 18′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH844+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 517920538OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kyd Monument and BNR South Colony.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur and IIEST Meditation Center.
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