Why visit Kakdwip
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Weather in Kakdwip
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About Kakdwip
Kakdwip (Bengali: [kɑːkd̪iːp] ) is a town of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Kakdwip subdivision.
From the Wikipedia article Kakdwip (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
History
When the Tebhaga movement broke out in 1946, the peasant movement affected several areas of what is now South 24 Parganas. Kakdwip and Namkhana were the storm centres of the movement.
From the History section of Kakdwip on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare3
Map of Kakdwip
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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, 90 km away.
- Haldia 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Monoharpur 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Solap 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Diamond Harbour 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Rajpur Sonarpur 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Maheshtala 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kolkata 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Howrah 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Bāli 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Dam Dam 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kakdwip Police Station, Sourav Bapuli, CC BY-SA 4.0
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