Maheshtala, Kolkata

Name: Maheshtala
Address: Kolkata, India

#107 among attractions in Kolkata

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Maheshtala is a city and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. ()

Alternative names: Area: 17.06 mi²Coordinates: 22°30'31"N, 88°15'12"E

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Maheshtala – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, State Archaeological Museum, Port of Kolkata, Garden Reach Flyover.

4.2 miNE
Botanic gardens with a lake and rare trees
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata
107 min walk • The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, previously known as Indian Botanic Garden and the Calcutta Botanic Garden, is situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata.
4.1 miE
Museum, Archaeological museum
State Archaeological Museum, Kolkata
106 min walk • State Archaeological Museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, is an archeological meusium founded in 1962 and has collections including rare tools of the Early, Middle and the Late Stone Ages from Susunia and other sites, proto-historic antiquities from Pandu Rajar Dhibi, terracottas...
3.9 miNE
Harbor
Port of Kolkata, Kolkata
100 min walk • Port of Kolkata or Kolkata Port, officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust, is the only riverine major port of India, located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres from the sea.
3.6 miE
Bridge
Garden Reach Flyover, Kolkata
93 min walk • The Garden Reach Flyover is a flyover connecting the Garden Reach area and Majerhat in the port area of South Kolkata. The 4.4 kilometres long and four-lane flyover was inaugurated by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on March 9, 2018.
4.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Behala, Kolkata
105 min walk • Behala is a locality of South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area.
3.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Garden Reach, Kolkata
83 min walk • Garden Reach is a neighbourhood of the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata near the bank of the Hooghly River.
3.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Podrah, Kolkata
95 min walk • Podra is a neighbourhood of South Howrah, in Howrah district, West Bengal, India. It houses one of the largest Multispeciality hospital in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.
4.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Barisha, Kolkata
107 min walk • Barisha is a residential and very old locality of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is under Behala area and divided as Paschim Barisha and Purba Barisha.
1.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Calcutta Riverside, Kolkata
48 min walk • Calcutta Riverside is a satellite township development across 106 hectares being developed by Riverbank Developers Pvt. Ltd. in joint venture with Bata India Limited planned on the banks of the Hooghly River in Greater Kolkata.
3.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Parnasree Pally, Kolkata
86 min walk • Parnasree Pally is an upscale locality of Behala in southern Kolkata, India. It was included in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 1985. Translated to English the name means "beauty of the leaves". It was earlier known as Halderbagan.
4 miE
Neighbourhood
Taratala, Kolkata
102 min walk • Taratala is a neighbourhood in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located in the southern part of the city.

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How to get to Maheshtala by public transport?

The nearest stations to Maheshtala:

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Akra (13 min walk)
Santoshpur (40 min walk)