Chandannagar
Chandannagar, also known by its former names Chandernagor and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chandannagar, also known by its former names Chandernagor and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
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Worth seeing in and around Chandannagar
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Basilica of the Holy-Rosary
The Basilica of the Holy Rosary is one of the oldest Christian churches in West Bengal, India. Situated in Bandel, Hooghly district of West Bengal, it stands as a memorial to the Portuguese settlement in Bengal.
5.7 km · church in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia - 02Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist Church of Chinsura, is located in Chinsura, India.
3.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati
Boro Maa Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Naihati, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in 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. The temple's history dates a century back to 1923, when a young man named Bhavesh Chakraborty had a dream after visiting Nabadwip and witnessing the grandeur of the idols there.
4.7 km · Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali at Naihati, India · Wikipedia - 04Jubilee Bridge
The Jubilee Bridge is a former rail bridge over the Hooghly River between Naihati and Bandel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It provided an important connection between Garifa railway station and Hooghly Ghat railway station.
4.8 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 05Hooghly Mohsin College
Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences.
2.5 km · Old and reputed college of West Bengal · Wikipedia - 06Dutch Cemetery
Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah is a historic Christian cemetery in Chinsurah, West Bengal, India. It contains the graves and funerary monuments of members of the Dutch community established at Chinsurah under the Dutch East India Company, together with later British and Indian Christian burials.
2.5 km · Christian cemetery in Chinsurah · Wikipedia - 07Sampreeti Setu
Sampreeti Setu or Sampreeti Bridge is a railway bridge on Hooghly River located near Hugli-Chuchura. This bridge was inaugurated on 17 April 2016.
4.8 km · Rail bridge in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia - 08Chandernagore Government College
Chandernagore Government College, also known as Dupleix College is a government college in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest colleges in Hooghly district.
1.9 km · college in West Bengal · Wikipedia - 09Naihati Stadium
Bankimanjali Stadium, commonly known as Naihati Stadium, is a football stadium located in a municipality of Naihati in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Named after Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the stadium is owned by Naihati Municipality and has a capacity of 25,000 spectators.
5.4 km · football stadium in Naihati, West Bengal · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01French Cemetery
The French Cemetery contains 150 tombs and is located on the Grand Trunk Road opposite Lal Dighi (a large lake).
- 02Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir
Built by Sri Harihar Seth, and donated to the people of Chandannagar.
- 03Liberty Gate
- 04Prefecture of Police
- 05Dourgachorone Roquitte Memorial
- 06Dupleix Palace
One of the oldest and finest museums in the entire region.
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Things to do
There is an artificial rock climbing wall near the strand. You need to contact Chandannagar Mountaineering Association to participate there. Chandernagore Municipal Corporation (CMC) operates motor boat trips on the river. Take a leisurely stroll on the strand in the evening. It's wonderful. The atmosphere is very attractive.
- 01Chuti Park
Bhola Rd (opposite New Digha Park).
- 02Wonderland Park
Operated by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
- 03New Digha Park
A popular picnic spot among locals, with a name ostensibly similar to Bengal's most popular beach destination.
- 04Lal Dighi
Chandannagar is famous for its Jagaddhatri Puja.
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Where to eat
Chandannagar is famous for its sweets. Suryakumar Modak, a famous confectioner, apparently invented a new sweet named Jolbhora Sandesh once upon a time. Nowadays, his grandsons operate more than one sweet shops in the city. Don't forget to have a taste of jolbhora. Apart from this, the other sweets and desserts are also very tasty and delicious.
- 01Bhooter Raja Dilo Bor
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Getting to Chandannagar
- Airports
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 25 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 233 km
- Stations
- Kankinara railway station, 2.6 km · Bandel Junction railway station, 6 km · Chandannagar railway station, 2.6 km · Hooghly railway station, 3.9 km · Mankundu railway station, 4.3 km
- Bhubaneswar → Chandannagar389 km · quickest by air, 4h 38m · ₹5,650–8,650
- Siliguri → Chandannagar428 km · quickest by air, 4h 58m · ₹6,260–9,580
- Guwahati → Chandannagar503 km · quickest by air, 5h 32m · ₹6,780–10,350
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chandannagar
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chandannagar. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIn the railway station itself, you will find innumerable rickshaw drivers waiting and calling you.
- Get aroundIn the evening, leave the rickshaw and take a leisurely stroll in the promenade in Chandannagar strand.
- Get aroundYou can book an autorickshaw to get around in Chandannagar.
- Get aroundThere is excellent service by these autorickshaws.
- Get aroundYou can connect yourself through autorickshaws to both Chandannagar & Mankundu Station from Strand.
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Next door to Chandannagar
Chandannagar is 2 km from Bhātpāra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hooghly districtdistrict in West Bengal, India3.5 km
- BhatparaCity in West Bengal, India2.2 km
- Hugli-Chuchuracity and a municipality in West Bengal, India4.6 km
- NaihatiCity in West Bengal, India4.7 km
- ChampdaniCity in West Bengal, India7.9 km
- HalisaharCity in West Bengal, India9.8 km