Joka
in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, India
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (17 mi) -
Jessore Airport (74 mi) - Ishurdi Airport (127 mi)
- Barisal Airport (130 mi)
- Jamshedpur Airport (138 mi)
- Shah Mokhdum Airport (139 mi)
- Dhanbad Airport (153 mi)
- Dhaka / Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (164 mi)
- Sundarbans National Park (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- The Sundarbans (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 22.453 and 88.302 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 22° 27' 11" and E 88° 18' 8"
- 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: 02:06 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:12 am and 5:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Joka
Joka in South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) is located in India about 811 mi (or 1,306 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital.
Local time in Joka is now 02:06 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Joka, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in India is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-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 52 mi (or 83 km), South-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kolkata, Khulna, Bagerhat, Magura and Rajshahi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 42°C / 107 °F
| Morning Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 40°C / 104 °F |
| Night Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 13% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 28% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
42°C (108 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
43°C (109 °F)
30°C (85 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
41°C (106 °F)
30°C (87 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Taj Bengal
Park Plaza Ballygunge
Hotel Mangalam
Park Palace Hotel
LYNQ-CICO
Treebo Saini Inn
Hotel Thames International
Hotel Victerrace Regency
Hotel Globe International
Hotel Sudesh Tower
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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.
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta or IIMC) is a public business school located in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India. It was the first Indian Institute of Management to be set up. It is consistently ranked as one of the best business schools in India and the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 1961, IIM Calcutta is a fully autonomous institution and offers several postgraduate and doctoral programmes in management, as well as a bouquet of executive education programmes.
M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
M.P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School is a school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has around 3600 students. It is coeducational and teaches in English. The school started in 1988. It is run by the M.P. Birla Group, the philanthropic wing of the Birla family. The principal of the school is Mr. Herbert George who started his tenure in 1989. It is located in James Long Sarani, Behala, Kolkata. It follows the CISCE board of education. The school followed CBSE before switching to CISCE.
Chata Kalikapur
Chata Kalikapur is a census town under Maheshtala police station in Alipore subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Joka, Kolkata
Joka, Kolkata is a locality in South West Kolkata, India. The locality is home to one of India's premier management institutes of India: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. The tram line which begins in Behala, ends there and there is a spacious tram depot located in the area. The area also hosts a telephone exchange, a branch of the State Bank of India, the Vivekanada Mission School and a small Pentecostal church. This locality houses one of the important centers of Bratachari movement.
Sarsuna satellite township
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Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management
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Bamangachhi
Bamangachhi is a census town in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India. Mainly bamangachhi is famous for its tolerant people, communal peculiarities, rich and ancient culture. The exact reason to be named as bamangachhi is not known properly, but some of the local people say, it may come from the name bamun para, which is an oldest Brahmin locality of here.
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