Why visit Pānihāti
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 86 parks and trails, 7 places to eat and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Narula Institute of Technology, Nivedita Setu, Abanindranath Tagore's Baganbari and Bhadrakali Sishu Udyan.
Weather in Pānihāti
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About Pānihāti
Panihati 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 Panihati (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Pānihāti on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do7
Narula Institute of Technology
School · 1.7 km
Engineering college in West Bengal, India
Nivedita Setu
Bridge · 4.8 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 · 6.9 km
Post-graduate college and research institute in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
School · 7.1 km
Indian education institute
Vivekananda Setu
Bridge · 4.7 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 · 7.1 km
Museums and landmarks3
Abanindranath Tagore's Baganbari
Museum · 1.6 km
62/A Grand Trunk Road, Konnagar
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds86
Bhadrakali Sishu Udyan
Park · 3.6 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 · 1.2 km
3 government colony childrens park, kolkata
24/7
74 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes7
History
There is a legendary belief that Maharaja Chandraketu of Deganga established a garh (fort) at Panihati in the 13th century. There is an association of goddess Bhawani with the fort. In the early days when river transport was the primary means of communication, Panihati was a major trading and business centre, then known as Pannyahati (Emporium for Merchandise). Scholars feel that the name has come from the word Pannyahatic. Panihati is mentioned in several Vaishnava Padavali literary texts – Chaitanya Mangal Kavya by Jayananda and Lochandas in the 16th century, Sri Chaitanya Bhagawat by Brindaban Das in 1548, Bansi Bistar by Nityannda, Vaishnava Namdeva by Debaki Nandan, Sri Chaitanya Charitamritam by Krishnadas Kabiraj in 1580–1610, Bhakti Ratnakar and Chaitanya Chandroday. Panihati Municipality was established in 1900. This place is said to be visited by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on his way to Puri & later by his close associate Nityananda too, due to which Gaudiya Vaishnavas consider this place holy.
Gandhi Memorial Asram or Sodepur Khadi Pratisthan was established by Satish Chandra Dasgupta in 1921 at Panihati. Mahatma Gandhi himself visited and stayed there several times in 1939, 1945, 1946 and 1947.
From the History section of Panihati on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Healthcare32
Dayal Medical Hall
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.6 km
88 96 Feeder Road, Belgharia, Kolkata
Map of Pānihāti
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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, 8 km away.
- Kāmārhāti 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Khardah 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Konnagar 3 km northwest, about 3 min by car
- Rishra 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Bāli 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Shrīrāmpur 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Kolkata 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Howrah 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Rajpur Sonarpur 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Navadwīp 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Barrackpore Trunk Road - Panihati - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9471, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 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
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira, Belur Math Campus, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 50, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 01, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 44, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 21, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 34, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 45, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 02, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 40, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 03, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 37, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 31, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 10, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 26, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Premises of Thakurbari of Giribala dasi at Agarpara in Panihati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district 29, Subrata Ghose, CC BY-SA 4.0
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