Why visit Chakapara
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 5 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Minerva Theatre, Nivedita Setu, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre and Singer Gautam Kothari.
Weather in Chakapara
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About Chakapara
Chakpara is a census town in Bally Jagachha CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chakpara is under the jurisdiction of Liluah Police Station of Howrah City Police.
From the Wikipedia article Chakapara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do9
Minerva Theatre
Cinema and theater · 4.9 km
Theatre and cinema in Kolkata, India
Nivedita Setu
Bridge · 2.3 km
Multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
Rabindra Bharati University
School · 5.4 km
State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira
School · 0.6 km
Post-graduate college and research institute in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
School · 0.6 km
Indian education institute
Vivekananda Setu
Bridge · 2.4 km
Steel multi-span road and railway bridge opened 1930 across the Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University - Coimbatore Campus
School · 0.6 km
Museums and landmarks4
Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre
Museum · 5.5 km
Museum and cultural centre in Kolkata, West Bengal
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping1
Spencer's Belur Hyper Store
Grocery · 1.0 km
212 Ground Floor, 212, Girish Ghosh Road Belur Math Forum Rangoli Mall, Howrah, West Bengal, Kolkata
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare10
Map of Chakapara
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Getting there and nearby towns
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Bāli 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Kāmārhāti 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Howrah 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Pānihāti 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Kolkata 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Dam Dam 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Konnagar 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Khardah 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Rishra 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Madhyamgram 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mussaenda philippica at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, Howrah, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lagerstroemia indica in West Bengal, India, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 09, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 08, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 04, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 07, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 06, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 05, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikivoyage Workshop 10, Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Adenium obesum at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, Howrah, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tala Bridge 11, Indrajit Das, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bottom view of the Vivekananda Setu and the Belghoria Expressway bridge over the Hooghly river, Mathankumar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre - Kolkata 2011-10-22 6257, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
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