Dhakuria

Worth seeing in and around Dhakuria

10 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.

1. 01
   Kalighat Kali Temple

   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. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India.

   3.2 km · Hindu temple in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Jadavpur University

   Jadavpur University is a public state funded technical and research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

   1.3 km · state public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rabindra Sarobar

   Rabindra Sarobar is an artificial lake, garden and park in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The name also refers to the area surrounding the lake.

   1.2 km · artificial lake in Kolkata · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kalighat Home for the Dying

   Kalighat, the Home of the Pure Heart is a hospice for the sick, destitute and the dying established by St. Mother Teresa in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.

   3.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Birla Mandir

   Birla Mandir in Ward Number 69, Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family. It is dedicated to Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Krishna.

   2.3 km · temple in Kolkata · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

   Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in basic sciences under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Established on 29 July 1876 by Mahendralal Sarkar, a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences.

   1.4 km · Research university in Kolkata, West Bengal · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Netaji Bhawan

   Netaji Bhawan or Netaji Bhavan is a heritage building in Kolkata, West Bengal, maintained as a memorial and research center to the life of the Indian nationalist "Netaji" Subhas Chandra Bose. It is currently the headquarters of Netaji Research Bureau.

   3.6 km · historic building in India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

   Birla Industrial & Technological Museum is a science museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a unit under National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

   2.8 km · Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

   The Rabindra Sarobar Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. It is used for football matches and serves as the home of many Calcutta Football League matches.

   1.9 km · stadium of West Bengal · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

    Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute is a 660 bedded cancer care hospital and research institute and one of the 27 regional cancer centres in India. It is located in Kolkata near Jatin Das Park metro station at Hazra crossing.

    3 km · Cancer Research Institute in Kolkata, India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dhakuria

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 18 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 255 km

Stations

Ballygunge Junction railway station, 1 km · Jadavpur railway station, 1.7 km · Tollygunge railway station, 2.4 km · Baghajatin railway station, 3.5 km · Kalighat metro station, 2.7 km

• Bhubaneswar → Dhakuria

  362 km · quickest by air, 4h 20m · ₹5,510–8,460
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  467 km · quickest by air, 4h 40m · ₹6,130–9,390
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• Guwahati → Dhakuria

  533 km · quickest by air, 5h 14m · ₹6,640–10,160
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