Hugli-Chuchura

Worth seeing in and around Hugli-Chuchura

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
   Sayyid Jamaluddin Mosque

   Mosque in Hooghly, West Bengal, India

   7 km · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Basilica of the Holy-Rosary

   Church in West Bengal, India

   2.2 km · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hangseshwari Temple

   Temple in Bansberia

   7.2 km · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist

   Building in India

   1.5 km · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati

   Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali at Naihati, India

   3.3 km · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ananta Basudeba Temple

   Temple in Bansberia

   7.2 km · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Jubilee Bridge

   Bridge in India

   1.7 km · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hooghly Mohsin College

   Old and reputed college of West Bengal

   2.2 km · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Chandernagore Government College

   College in West Bengal

   5.2 km · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani

    Public University in Kalyani, West Bengal

    8.2 km · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

The state of West Bengal has significant architectural and natural heritage. The Howrah Bridge, the Victoria Memorial and Vidyasagar Setu symbolises not only Kolkata but also the entire state. Although Kolkata may have the lion's share of the state's museums and landmarks, you should not ignore the rest of West Bengal.

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Things to do

West Bengal has numerous independent theatre groups locally called jātrādol (travelling group/band), who perform shows mostly in the rural areas. Foreigners not familiar with the dialect spoken can enjoy the atmosphere surrounding these events, as fairs organised by local inhabitants, merchants and craftsmen often accompany such gatherings. Make an āḍḍā (আড্ডা) with people.

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Where to eat

West Bengal is famous for fish preparations and sweet meat but some of the vegetarian dishes are also a speciality. Traditionally, widows were prohibited from taking anything other than vegetarian food, and they were principal chefs in large homes. This remains generally true, but now rules are being broken. They developed vegetarian dishes extensively.

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Getting to Hugli-Chuchura

Airports

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

Stations

Bandel Junction railway station, 2.9 km · Kankinara railway station, 4.1 km · Chandannagar railway station, 5.1 km · Hooghly railway station, 1.5 km · Naihati Junction railway station, 3.2 km

• Bhubaneswar → Hugli-Chuchura

  394 km · quickest by air, 4h 48m · ₹5,720–8,750
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• Siliguri → Hugli-Chuchura

  424 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · ₹6,330–9,680
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• Guwahati → Hugli-Chuchura

  498 km · quickest by air, 5h 42m · ₹6,850–10,450
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