Hooghly district

Worth seeing in and around Hooghly district

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
   Basilica 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.

   2.2 km · church in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist

   St. John the Baptist Church of Chinsura, is located in Chinsura, India.

   1.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Boro 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.

   3.3 km · Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali at Naihati, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jubilee 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.

   1.7 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hooghly 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.

   2.2 km · Old and reputed college of West Bengal · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Dutch 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.

   1.1 km · Christian cemetery in Chinsurah · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sampreeti 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.

   1.7 km · Rail bridge in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Naihati 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.

   3.8 km · football stadium in Naihati, West Bengal · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hooghly Women's College

   Hooghly Women's College, established in 1949, is a women's arts and sciences college located in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.

   700 m · college · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Rishi Bankim Chandra College

    Rishi Bankim Chandra College is a general degree college located in Naihati, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.

    3.3 km · college in West Bengal · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hooghly district

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 28 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 230 km

Stations

Bandel Junction railway station, 2.9 km · Hooghly railway station, 1.5 km · Naihati Junction railway station, 3.2 km · Hooghly Ghat railway station, 900 m · Chuchura railway station, 2.4 km

• Bhubaneswar → Hooghly district

  370 km · quickest by road, 7h 16m · ₹2,890–3,620
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• Siliguri → Hooghly district

  425 km · quickest by air, 6h 17m · ₹6,840–10,240
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• Guwahati → Hooghly district

  525 km · quickest by air, 6h 51m · ₹7,360–11,010
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