Why visit Kāmārhāti
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 76 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Narula Institute of Technology, Nivedita Setu, Abanindranath Tagore's Baganbari and Bhadrakali Sishu Udyan.
Weather in Kāmārhāti
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About Kāmārhāti
Kamarhati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
From the Wikipedia article Kamarhati (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Narula Institute of Technology
School · 0.8 km
Engineering college in West Bengal, India
Nivedita Setu
Bridge · 3.0 km
Multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira
School · 4.9 km
Post-graduate college and research institute in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
School · 5.0 km
Indian education institute
Vivekananda Setu
Bridge · 3.0 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 · 5.0 km
Museums and landmarks5
Abanindranath Tagore's Baganbari
Museum · 3.2 km
62/A Grand Trunk Road, Konnagar
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds76
Bhadrakali Sishu Udyan
Park · 3.2 km
A local recreational park for strolls, children's play, pet walking and hang out.
Shantinagar Road, Bhadrakali
sunrise-sunset
Sodepur Housing Children Park
Park · 3.3 km
3 government colony childrens park, kolkata
24/7
Lake View Park
Park · 3.3 km
Local park maintained by South Dum Dum Municipality.
Beside Belghoria Expressway, Pramod Nagar, South Dum Dum, Kolkata
64 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes12
History
Kamarhati was earlier a part of North Suburban Municipality. In 1881-82 it was renamed Baranagar Municipality and Kamarhati became a part of it. In 1899, Kamarhati was separated from Baranagar Municipality and Kamarhati Municipality came into existence.
During the British Raj it was a place for bungalows and gardens where the rich 'Babu' of Kolkata used to come.
With the partition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhile East Pakistan." In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made the East Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting (jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from the forcible occupation of barracks to the collective take-over of private, government and waste land. By 1949, there were 65 refugee colonies in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone. The squatters were in a way "self-settlers" in the absence of adequate official arrangements for rehabilitation. Within a very short time the refugees (quite often with government or administrative support) not only found a place to stay but developed a society with markets, schools, temples and sometimes even colleges, hospitals and recreational centres.
From the History section of Kamarhati on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Uttarpara Govt. High School
School · 3.2 km
6;7 Acharya Dhruba Pal Road
Healthcare31
Dayal Medical Hall
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.6 km
88 96 Feeder Road, Belgharia, Kolkata
Map of Kāmārhāti
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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, 7 km away.
- Pānihāti 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- Khardah 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Rishra 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Madhyamgram 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Shrīrāmpur 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Howrah 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Kolkata 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Naihāti 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Rajpur Sonarpur 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Navadwīp 82 km north, about 1 h 15 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
- Kamarhati Municipal Office - Belgharia - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9456, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Narula Institute of Technology, Keiran Diksa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nivedita Setu Arnab Dutta, Jonoikobangali, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vivekananda Setu, Palrana at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Dakshineshwar Kolkata, Bibek Raj Pandeya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dakhineshwar Temple beside the Hoogly, West Bengal, Knath, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira, Belur Math Campus, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- বাঙালিয়ানা -kolkata, Wikimadhukori, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Madan Mitra, Mainakchatterjee.tech, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panoramic view of under-construction CMSDH Academic Building(September, 2014), Shauryabasak005, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RathtalaBusStopBTRoad, Ura01, CC0
- Colorful Festive Lights, Susmitad830, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Light in Darkness, Susmitad830, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Martyr Bhogeswari Phukanani, Eshaanbera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mating Pair of Chilades pandava (Horsfield, 1829) – Plains Cupid DSC2018, Aniruddha97350, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Closed Wing Nectaring Position of Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Pierrot 1, Bias Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Festive Lights in a Puddle, Susmitad830, CC BY-SA 3.0
- রেল কোচের ডিজিটাল বোর্ডে বেলঘরিয়া স্টেশনের নাম, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rajabagan Burial Ground View 2, Anupamdutta73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rajabagan Burial Ground View 1, Anupamdutta73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rajabagan Burial Ground View 3, Anupamdutta73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Martyr Sukumar Bannerjee, Eshaanbera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- রেল কোচের ডিজিটাল বোর্ডে আগরপাড়া স্টেশনের নাম, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baranagar Road Railway Station, Kolkata, India, Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- দেবীঘট, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IFB ওয়াশিং মেশিনের ভেতরের অংশ, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ছোট ধুনুচি, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kolkata metro pink line pillars, Chinakpradhan, CC0
- জলশঙ্খ, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ধূপদানি, শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baranagar Road railway station, শক্তিশেল, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A metro train entering Baranagar Metro station in Kolkata, India, Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baranagar Metro Station in Kolkata, India, Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- নতুন বছরে শুভ লাভের আশা, Susmitad830, CC BY-SA 4.0
- I Love Baranagar, Marajozkee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- সমৃদ্ধির আশায় মায়ের কাছে আসা, Susmitad830, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fried Rice , Chilly Chicken, Sweets, Agamani Saha, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit Cake on birthday, Agamani Saha, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hooghly River at Agarpara, AR1015RA, CC BY-SA 4.0
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