Why visit Kānchrāpāra
Townapedia lists 39 parks and trails, 23 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani, Ishwar Gupta Setu, A-5 playground and B-3 park.
Weather in Kānchrāpāra
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About Kānchrāpāra
Kanchrapara 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 Kanchrapara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kānchrāpāra on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do7
Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani
School · 0.9 km
Public University in Kalyani, West Bengal
Ishwar Gupta Setu
Bridge · 2.3 km
Road bridge crossing the Hooghly River in West Bengal
Second Ishwar Gupta Setu
Bridge · 2.5 km
Under construction bridge in West Bengal, India
University of Kalyani
School · 3.4 km
State public university in Nadia, West Bengal, India
Parks, trails and playgrounds39
Bansbaria Panchanantala Park
Park · 2.4 km
Banshberia Mithapukur more, Bansberia
sunrise-sunset
Julien Day School Playground
Playground · 3.1 km
A-10 School Area, Kalyani
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
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Rockland Park
Park · 2.6 km
Panchayantala park, Bansberia, Bansberia
sunrise-sunset
27 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes23
Di Alta
Restaurant · Multicuisine · 2.0 km
B-7/14(S), Kalyani
Mo-Su 11:30-23:30
11 more on the map.
Where to stay1
NSRICM (Netaji Subhas Regional Institute of Co-operative Management) Hostel
Motel and hotel · 2.4 km
History
From early historical period, geographically, this area had been full of swamps, natural riverine lake, low land, water bodies sparse village-settlements surrounded by deep jungle infested with wild animals of all kinds. However, around this area, there were several dozen villages more or less prosperous. This area underwent development from 1862, the Sealdaha Kusthia Broad Gauge Railway Line, through an 1863 construction of a 132,000-square-metre (1,420,000 sq ft) locomotive workshop and railway station on the northernmost tip of Bizpur Mouza, undertaken by Eastern Bengal State Railway. In 1914, a carriage and wagon shop were added. Subsequently, a planned Railway Township was laid and built to the East & South West of the Workshops with a wide range of infrastructure. The resulting population increase caused the construction of huts and pucca buildings, necessitating the expansion of Municipal infrastructure beyond the Railway area. The Kanchrapara Municipality was carved out of the Halisahar municipality in the 1917, at the enterprise of Mr. Harnett, the then officer of Kanchrapara Railway Workshop. This city was named Kanchrapara since the Railway Station at Bijpur was named after the then village Kanchanpalli or Kanchrapara. It was prosperous economically and culturally, being the seat of many stalwarts of Baishnab literature and early Bengali literature.
From the History section of Kanchrapara on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries9
JIS Engineering Campus, Kalyani
School · 1.9 km
Kalyani-Barrackpur expressway, Kalyani
JIS Politechnic College, Kalyani
School · 2.3 km
Kalyani-Barrackpur expressway, Kalyani
Healthcare19
Map of Kānchrāpāra
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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, 34 km away.
- Naihāti 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Shrīrāmpur 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Khardah 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Rishra 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Pānihāti 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Madhyamgram 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Kāmārhāti 33 km south, about 33 min by car
- Howrah 44 km south, about 44 min by car
- Kolkata 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Navadwīp 50 km north, about 50 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kanchrapara railway station (4), Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bandel Basilica, Hooghly (West-Bengal), Grentidez, Public domain
- Ananta Basudeba Temple1, Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haneswari and Vasudev temples3, Mayukhc12, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani Stadium 10, Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hanseswari Mandir, Dani Jodipa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KALYANI SETU - panoramio, sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
- Second Ishwar Gupta Setu Under Construction, Mahafujalam6131, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 15, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hindi Wikisource capacity building workshop 2023 4, अजीत कुमार तिवारी, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bug in hand, Paulamit96, CC BY-SA 4.0
- কচুরি, Kaustav Neogi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 10, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 09, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 11, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 12, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 13, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kachnapara India 14, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PXL 20241007 170802427.MP Durga Puja Pandal Lighting and deity at West Bengal Kalyani India 03, Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inner street in Kalyani West Bengal, Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pithe kalyani, Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pithe 2 kalyani, Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanduri tea528364, Habib 06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KALYANI BRICK FIELD - panoramio, sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 01, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 05, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 03, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 02, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 04, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 06, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalyani expressway connector in Kalyani 07, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 10, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 09, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 06, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 02, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 07, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 03, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 05, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 04, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIS Engineering College hostel, A-5, Kalyani, Nadia. 08, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
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