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Shāntipur, India

Shāntipur is a town of 149,983 people in West Bengal, India.

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Population149,983 GeoNames
RegionWest Bengal
Elevation15 m 49 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area25.9 km²
Nearest airportNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) 66 km

Why visit Shāntipur

Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Santipur College and Santipur National Parrk.

About Shāntipur

Shantipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought to have been built by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia.

From the Wikipedia article Shantipur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Shāntipur on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

Santipur College

School · 0.7 km

College of West Bengal

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Parks, trails and playgrounds3

Santipur National Parrk

Park · 0.6 km

Sarat Roy street, santipur

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pachmatha playground

Park

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Santipur Stadium

Sports field and stadium · 1.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes1

EX-Zone

Cafe

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Santipur Public Library

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Healthcare6

Map of Shāntipur

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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, 66 km away.

  • Kālna 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
  • Rānāghāt 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
  • Aistala 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
  • Cooper's Camp 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
  • Krishnanagar 19 km north, about 19 min by car
  • Navadwīp 19 km north, about 19 min by car
  • Bagulā 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
  • Howrah 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Kolkata 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Rajpur Sonarpur 90 km south, about 1 h 30 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
  • Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

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