Belur, West Bengal

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Coordinates: 22°38′09″N88°20′23″E / 22.6357°N 88.3398°E / 22.6357; 88.3398
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal
Division Presidency
District Howrah
City Howrah
Metro Station Dakshineswar and Howrah
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body Howrah Municipal Corporation
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
languages
 • official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC5:30 (IST)
PIN
711201, 711202
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
HMC wards55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62
Lok Sabha constituency Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bally
Climate humid (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature09 °C (48 °F)

Belur is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [1] Belur is under the jurisdiction of Belur Police Station and Bally Police Station of Howrah City Police. The area is best known for Belur Math, a religious monastery containing a complex of temples. Belur Math is famous for being the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math, a monastic order, as well as that of the related Ramakrishna Mission, both founded by Swami Vivekananda. [2] On the opposite side of the Hooghly River, opposite to Belur Math is the Dakshineswar Kali Temple. [3] [4] [5]

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Location

Belur is situated on the west bank of Hooghly River. It is located between Liluah and Bally.

Recreation

Rangoli Mall in Belur (on Girish Ghosh Road) has a gross leasable area of 3.5 lakh square feet. It was opened in 2015 and houses stores of premium brands, including Max Lifestyle, Domino's Pizza, Archies and Spencer's retail among others. There is INOX multiplex also in the mall. [6] [7]

Transport

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Belur railway station at Belur

State Highway 6/Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Belur. [8] Girish Ghosh Road runs along the eastern part of Belur. Some Private Buses (51, 54 and 56), Minibuses (Bally Khal-Khidirpur and Belur Math-Esplanade) and CSTC Buses (S32A on Belgharia-Howrah Station and AC50 on Belur Math-Garia) serve the neighbourhood.

Belur is linked to Howrah Station via Belur railway station and Belur Math railway station.

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References

  1. ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ramakrishna Mission in the Field of Education — Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur". belurmath.org. Belur Math Educational Services. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Howrah Corporation Overview". Bally Municipality website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Basu, Anasuya (2 October 2015). "Bally battles merger blues". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee timesofindia.com | 19 May 2015
  6. ↑ "Forum Rangoli Mall".
  7. ↑ "A new mall to go to". Archived from the original on 20 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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