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Belgachia is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Belgachia was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch.
Belgachia Road (part of Jessore Road) passes through Belgachia. It is connected to Tala, Paikpara and Northern Avenue via Manmatha Dutta Road-Tara Shankar Sarani and JK Mitra Road-Raja Manindra Road. Many buses ply along these roads. There is also Belgachia CTC (WBTC) Depot on Belgachia Road.
Important Bus routes of Belgachia are as follows:
Belgachia is connected to Shyambazar via Belgachia Rail Overbridge. Earlier there was a tram service up to Belgachia, but now tram tracks are asphalted and tram service is shut down since 2019, due to the excessive pressure on the Belgachia Rail Overbridge.
Kolkata railway station is located here, which is one of the 5 major railway hub stations of Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
Belgachia metro station is the nearest metro station of Kolkata Metro.
Shree Digambar Jain Pareswanath Temple is considered one of the most sacred Jain temple of worship in Kolkata. This temple was built in 1914 and belongs to Diagambar sect of Jainism. This Nagar style temple, with ornamental pillars and sculptures copied from the old Jain temples and caves, casts its shadow in the adjoining tank. The temple is surrounded by four gardens. An 81 feet high Manastambha (Pillar of Pride) with white marble is one of the major attraction of this temple. This temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha, the twenty-third tirthakar of Jainism. The temple also has a dharamshala equipped with modern facilities.
Belgachia
Belgachia is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Belgachia was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch.
Belgachia Road (part of Jessore Road) passes through Belgachia. It is connected to Tala, Paikpara and Northern Avenue via Manmatha Dutta Road-Tara Shankar Sarani and JK Mitra Road-Raja Manindra Road. Many buses ply along these roads. There is also Belgachia CTC (WBTC) Depot on Belgachia Road.
Important Bus routes of Belgachia are as follows:
Belgachia is connected to Shyambazar via Belgachia Rail Overbridge. Earlier there was a tram service up to Belgachia, but now tram tracks are asphalted and tram service is shut down since 2019, due to the excessive pressure on the Belgachia Rail Overbridge.
Kolkata railway station is located here, which is one of the 5 major railway hub stations of Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
Belgachia metro station is the nearest metro station of Kolkata Metro.
Shree Digambar Jain Pareswanath Temple is considered one of the most sacred Jain temple of worship in Kolkata. This temple was built in 1914 and belongs to Diagambar sect of Jainism. This Nagar style temple, with ornamental pillars and sculptures copied from the old Jain temples and caves, casts its shadow in the adjoining tank. The temple is surrounded by four gardens. An 81 feet high Manastambha (Pillar of Pride) with white marble is one of the major attraction of this temple. This temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha, the twenty-third tirthakar of Jainism. The temple also has a dharamshala equipped with modern facilities.
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