Explore Kakdwip in India
Kakdwip in the region of Bengal is a town in India - some 828 mi or ( 1332 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kakdwip is now 08:56 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Patna, Namkhana, and Karanjali. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dhaka . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kakdwip ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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India: Looking for Tigers at Sunderbans
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Our first "jungle cruise" took place in the afternoon after arrival. The boats are not allowed to go into the tributaries and inlets but motor through the exact same areas. B ..
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A journey by Rickshaw Van - Namkhana, Bakkhali, South 24 Parganas.
A popular mode of transport in rural Bengal. ..
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Kakdwip
Kakdwip is head quarters of Kakdwip subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Located at 21.88 88.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Kakdwip (community development block)
Kakdwip (community development block) (Bengali: কাকদ্বীপ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kakdwip police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Pakurberia.
Located at 21.87 88.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ghoramara Island
Ghoramara Island is an island located 150 km south of Kolkata, India in the Sundarban Delta complex of the Bay of Bengal. The island is small, roughly five square kilometers in area, and is quickly disappearing due to erosion and sea level rise.
Located at 21.92 88.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Lohachara Island
Lohachara Island was an islet which was permanently flooded in the 1980s. It was located in the Hooghly River as part of the Sundarban delta in the Sundarban National Park, located near the Indian state of West Bengal. The definite disappearance of the island was reported by Indian researchers in December 2006, which lead to international press coverage. No specific study was ever done to prove that the island was permanently inundated (and not eroded away) because of sea level rise.
Located at 21.90 88.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River (Bengali হুগলী, Hugli; Anglicized alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, is an approximately 260 kilometres long distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, India. It splits from the Ganges as a canal in Murshidabad District at the Farakka Barrage. The town of Hugli-Chinsura, formerly Hooghly, is located on the river, in the Hooghly (district). The origins of the Hooghly name are uncertain, whether the city or the river was named first.
Located at 21.92 88.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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