Gadiara | |
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 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
Gadiara is near 100 km from Kolkata. 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.
External links
Gadiara travel guide from Wikivoyage- Birding at Gadiara, Howrah
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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