Basantapur
in Hugli of West Bengal, India
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (23 mi) -
Jessore Airport (74 mi) - Ishurdi Airport (114 mi)
- Shah Mokhdum Airport (121 mi)
- Jamshedpur Airport (123 mi)
- Dhanbad Airport (130 mi)
- Barisal Airport (140 mi)
- Malda Airport (157 mi)
- Sundarbans National Park (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- The Sundarbans (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 22.754 and 88.099 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 22° 45' 15" and E 88° 5' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:22 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:00 am and 6:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-05-06 08:04:52
Touring Basantapur
Basantapur in Hugli (West Bengal) is a town located in India about 789 mi (or 1,270 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital place.
Time in Basantapur is now 02:22 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Basantapur, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in India is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in India is Sundarbans National Park in a distance of 76 mi (or 122 km), South-East.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kolkata, Khulna, Magura, Bagerhat and Rajshahi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 37°C / 98 °F
| Morning Temperature | 29°C / 83 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 34°C / 93 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 12% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Very heavy rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Jungle Babbler strictly follows the rules of the community
Jungle Babbler (close-up)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turdoides_striatus.
White-breasted Waterhen (close-up)
This clip of the 'White breasted waterhen' (Amaurornis phoenicurus) shows the rusty red color under its tail. This rusty color was not clearly visible in my previous uploads of the same bird.
Green Bee-Eater (sunbathing!)
They visit our place every winter. This year no exception.. but seems to be a bit early, about a month ago. ...Nalikul (lat 22.83°N, long 88.16°E) -19/10/2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Black-hooded Oriole offers a boring clip!
After a few seconds you would better skip the rest, because this bird does nothing in this clip! I've uploaded better clips of this bird previously. Now-a-days they don't like me to film them...
Fish fingerlings (2)
This is yet another day, these fishes visit this particular point of the pond daily, at least twice - once between 10.00 AM to 11.00 AM and again at 4 PM. Why? Well, we wash our crockery in...
Nabadwip street
Nabadwip, West Bengal India from a taxi.
Egg Pizza in Bon Appetit, Kolkata
The Cafe "Bon Appetit" In Sector 1 Salt lake city, Kolkata Ingredients of Egg Pizza: Eggs (two), Tomato sauce, Salt, Chilli flakes, Oregano, Capsicum, Few slices of tomatoes, Few slices...
Thai red Curry | Prawn | Kolkata | Thai cuisine
"Pocher", a multi cuisine restaurant, at Lake Land Country Club, Kolkata. Ingredients of Prawn Red Thai curry: Prawn, Oil, Coconut Milk, Diced red pepper, green pepper and yellow pepper, Beans,...
Bhetki With Chilli Mustard Sauce | Bengali cuisine
The specialty dish of "the Sonnet " beside Salt Lake City Centre is Steamed Baby Bhetki with chilli mustard sauce. For Marination: Ginger and garlic paste, Lemon juice, Black pepper, Lemon...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, Phurphura) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a holy place for Muslims.
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