Gadiara
Gadiara | |
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village | |
 Sunset at Gadiara | |
  Gadiara Location in West Bengal, India  Gadiara Gadiara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′N 88°03′E / 22.22°N 88.05°E [1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Nearest city | Howrah, Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Uluberia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shyampur |
| Website | howrah |
Gadiara is a village in the Howrah District of West Bengal, India. It is the point of confluence of the Rupnarayan and the Hoogli river.
Details
[edit]Gadiara is near 100 km from Kolkata.[citation needed] Gadiara is a popular picnic and daytrip spot for locals and tourists alike.[2] Gadiara has an old fort, Fort Mornington, which was built by Lord Clive; it was heavily damaged during flooding in 1942. There is a lighthouse in Gadiara.[3] Top 10 picnic spot of Howrah District. Here having a Govt Tourist Lodge named Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge.[citation needed]
External links
[edit]
Gadiara travel guide from Wikivoyage- Birding at Gadiara, Howrah Archived 26 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Gadiara". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Weekend destinations near Kolkata for the monsoon". india.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Das, Rana (17 September 2016). "Gadiara, Famous Spot For Short Trip". Kolkata 24x7. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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