Shyamnagar, West Bengal

Shyamnagar, West Bengal

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state_name = West Bengal
district = North 24 Parganas
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Shyamnagar ( _bn. শ্যামনগর) is a town in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Its considered as one of the major development hubs in the district. Its situated around 30 km away from Kolkata.

Geography

Jaipur is located at coord|22.83|N|88.37|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jaipur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jaipur] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|2|m|abbr=on.

Transport

Local and passenger trains are available every now and then to go to Calcutta. Dum Dum Airport is less than 30 k.m. away from here.

Overview

Shyamnagar is situated on the east bank of river Ganges. A famous Kali Temple is situated in between Shyamnagar railway station and river Ganga is known as Brahmamayee Kalibari. An auditoriun named Rabindra Bhavan was built by Bhatpara Municipality by the side of this Kali Temple.A fair calles Posh Mela is organised every year in Posh Mash according to Bengali calender and between December and January in English calender.The place becomes holy with the blessings of Goddess Ganga.

Culture

The place is rich in culture and sports especially football.It is proud of the two exponents, Pandit Ajay Chakraborty in classical music and Subroto Bhattacharya in football who belong to Shyamnagar.

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