Kolkata Tourism, Capital of West Bengal, Best Places to Visit |Pravase

History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Kolkata, Major Tourist Destination of West Bengal, India

Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal and economical hub of east India is located on bank of river Hooghly. It also served as capital of India during the British rule and major trading post and important port of north east India. It is one of the most populous city of India as per the latest census. It is said that the name of Kolkata is derived from the Bengali name Kalikata, the Kalikshetra which means the region of goddess Kali.

Being the capital of India for more than 150 years and now capital of state of West Bengal, Kolkata hold rich culture and heritage value along with excellent architecture, thus city is fames as cultural capital of India and also known as City of Joy. Kolkata has created large number of employments for state as well as for the many migrants from neighboring states and other parts of the country also.

Navratri is one of the most popular festival here in Kolkata when Durga Puja for ten days observed in grand manner. The whole city is decorated with lots of giant Pandals where people worship Goddess Durga. The magnificent Pandals and celebration is world famous just like the Ganesh Puja in Maharashtra. People across the state visits beautifully decorated Pandals where huge idol of Goddess Durga is placed. During the entire festivity season people are in mood of vacation.

There are lots of tourist attraction nearby Kolkata, few important sites are Victoria Memorial, Fort William, Belur Math, Howrah Bridge, Indian Museum, Birla Madir, Kalighat Temple etc.

How to Reach Kolkata, The Capital of West Bengal, India

Kolkata being capital and district headquarter of Kolkata district and important city of West Bengal, it is very well connected with all major cities of India via road, rail and air network. Lots of people across the world visits here throughout the year which makes Kolkata more convenient in terms of travel, accommodation and other services. Kolkata has major internal airport from where you can get flight to all major cities of India. Kolkata has major rail junction from where you can get train to almost all part of country. Kolkata is located at 118 km from Ganga Sagar, 172 km from Durgapur, 138 km from Bishnupur, 212 km from Bankura, 64 km from Durgapur, 129 km from Mayapur, 89 km from Belur, 65 km from Tarakeshwar

Taluka / Tehsil: Kolkata, District: Kolkata, State: west-bengal, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu