Tangra
District of Kolkata
in Kolkata of West Bengal, India
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (8 mi) -
Jessore Airport (66 mi) - Ishurdi Airport (118 mi)
- Barisal Airport (125 mi)
- Shah Mokhdum Airport (131 mi)
- Jamshedpur Airport (141 mi)
- Dhanbad Airport (151 mi)
- Dhaka / Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (157 mi)
- Sundarbans National Park (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- The Sundarbans (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 22.563 and 88.363 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 22° 33' 45" and E 88° 21' 46"
- 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:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 12:46 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 1:36 am and 2:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
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Discover Tangra
The district Tangra of Kolkata in Kolkata (West Bengal) is a district in India about 812 mi south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Khulna, Magura, Bagerhat, Rajshahi and Barisal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 40°C / 104 °F
| Morning Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 38°C / 100 °F |
| Night Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 20% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
42°C (107 °F)
31°C (87 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
44°C (110 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
44°C (110 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
JW Marriott Hotel Kolkata
Kolkata a Luxury Collection Hotel ITC Sonar
Tatvam Residency
Kolkata The Pearl Hotel
Treebo Vedanta
Treebo Orion West Willows
OYO 3032 Monovilla Inn
Hotel Crestwood
Hotel Sawood International
Treebo Green View
Videos from this area
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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.
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. Spread over 34,267 sq mi, it is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS or NUJS) is an autonomous law university offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is in Salt Lake City of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. NUJS is considered one of the best amongst the elite national law schools in India built on the five-year law degree model proposed and implemented by the Bar Council of India.
Sealdah railway station
Sealdah is one of the major railway stations serving Kolkata (Calcutta) in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest railway stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal. After completion, Kolkata metro line 2 will pass through Sealdah.
Indian Football Association
The Indian Football Association, [abbreviated as IFA] is the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Amongst the founders was former England international Elphinstone Jackson. Also, in 1896, Mahatma Gandhi, then a young lawyer in South Africa, was among a group of Indian men who helped found the Transvaal Indian Football Association.
Tangra, Calcutta
Tangra is a region in east Kolkata that traditionally housed a large number of tanneries owned by people of Hakka Chinese origin. "47 South Tangra Road", may be the most confusing postal address, as it used to cover the whole of Chinatown Tangra with over 350 tanneries. Most of the standing structures have been built, over many years, by the industrious Hakka Chinese, upon marshy and reclaimed low lying land. Over the past several decades, it has served as the location of Calcutta's Chinatown.
Ballygunge
Ballygunge is an upmarket and elite locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria and the Lakes in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Lansdowne in the west. Reference to a hero/heroine staying in Ballygunge in their own houses (not flats/apartments) in Bengali novels implies that he/she belongs to an affluent and "modern" Bengali family.
Kolkata district
Kolkata district is an administrative district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It contains the center part of the city of Kolkata. The jurisdiction of the Kolkata Collector, that is, of the district, is within the areas covered by the Kolkata Police and by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, but it does not cover the entire area covered by either of them. See Civic administration of Kolkata. As regards civic infrastructure (water, sewage, etc.
St. James' School (India)
Other meanings, see Saint James School St James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and one of the oldest private schools in India. It is associated with the ICSE Board of Education. It was established in 1864 by Bishop Cotton. The school is associated with St. James' Church, Kolkata, which has a historic building. The principal is T. H Ireland; past principals have included John Mason and D.L. Bloud. The school has a double steepled church.
Kolkata International Film Festival
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KFF) (Bengali: কলকাতা ফিল্ম ফেস্টিভাল) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the second oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. The 18th Kolkata Film Festival will be held from 10 to 17 November 2012.
Chinatown, Kolkata
Chinatown, in the eastern part of the city of Kolkata, is the only Chinatown in India. The locality was once home to 20,000 ethnic Chinese; now the population has dropped to 2,000 or so. The traditional occupation of the Chinese community here had been working in the nearby tanning industry and the Chinese restaurants. The area is still noted for the Chinese restaurants where many people flock to taste traditional Chinese and Indian Chinese food.
Kalikata
Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly, Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Sutanuti. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city. He settled in the village of Sutanuti.
Don Bosco School, Park Circus
Don Bosco School (Park Circus), located at 23, Darga Road, Kolkata, India, is an all-boys English medium school imparting education from first through twelfth grade. Established in 1958, it is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco, which is a minority institution within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education board. The motto of the institution is Virtus et Scientia, meaning "Virtue and Knowledge".
2006 West Bengal train disaster
The 2006 West Bengal train disaster was a fatal suspected terrorist explosion on a train travelling between New Jalpaiguri and Haldibari that occurred on November 20, 2006, when the train was in a remote part of West Bengal State, India. Five people were killed, and between fifty and twenty-five were injured, although home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray says officials believe there may in fact be as many as sixty-six injured. Two passenger cars were damaged.
Bangabasi Morning College
Bangabasi Morning College is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is located at Sealdah in the heart of the city of Kolkata.
Taltala
For the village in Bangladesh, see Taltala, Bangladesh. Taltala — Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) — File:Map Kolkata Taltala.
Entally
Entally (also spelt Entali) is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a police stationand is an assembly constituency. Once it was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes. Mother Teresa started her activities in Entally.
Presidency division
Presidency Division (Bengali: প্রেসিডেন্সি বিভাগ, Presidency Bibhāg) is an administrative division within the Indian state of Paschimbanga. The headquarter and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. It consists of 6 districts:
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM), a unit under National Council of Science Museums [NCSM NCSM], Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is at Gurusaday road, Kolkata.
Science City Kolkata
Science City, Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent under National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J B S Haldane avenue, Kolkata. It is considered by some people as the most distinguished landmark in post-independence Kolkata. Saroj Ghose, the first director general of NCSM, who is credited with having conceptualized this centre in 1997.
South Park Street Cemetery
South Park Street Cemetery is located on Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, India. The road used to be called Park Street, and prior to that Burial Ground Road.
Taltola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Taltola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: তালতলা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Taltola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).
Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: শিয়ালদহ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. It was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).
Beliaghata
Beliaghata, also known as Beleghata, is one of the prominent part of Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta. At the time of Bengal partition in 1947, many Hindu from East Bengal or East Pakistan, came to Kolkata and settled here.
Mahadevi Birla World Academy
Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Park Circus, is located at 17A Darga Road Kolkata, India. Founded in 1959, it is an English medium school imparting education from upper-infant to twelfth standard, affiliated by the CBSE board. The principal is Ms. Anjana Saha
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital is a medical teaching institution and hospital in Kolkata.
These districts also belong to Kolkata.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kolkata.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Calcutta Tengra, Tengra, Tangra
