Basantapur
in Hugli of West Bengal, India

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.754 and 88.099 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 45' 15" and E 88° 5' 57"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - INR
Spoken languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:43 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:55 am and 4:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for India in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Basantapur

Basantapur in Hugli (West Bengal) is a town located in India about 789 mi (or 1,270 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital place.

Time in Basantapur is now 10:43 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Basantapur, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in India is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in India is Sundarbans National Park in a distance of 76 mi (or 122 km), South-East.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kolkata, Khulna, Magura, Bagerhat and Rajshahi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 40%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Jungle Babbler strictly follows the rules of the community

Published: July 19, 2011
Length: 21:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: surajit koley


Jungle Babbler (close-up)

Published: May 23, 2011
Length: 41:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: surajit koley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turdoides_striatus.


White-breasted Waterhen (close-up)

Published: July 26, 2011
Length: 35:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: surajit koley

This clip of the 'White breasted waterhen' (Amaurornis phoenicurus) shows the rusty red color under its tail. This rusty color was not clearly visible in my previous uploads of the same bird.


Green Bee-Eater (sunbathing!)

Published: November 04, 2011
Length: 02:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: surajit koley

They visit our place every winter. This year no exception.. but seems to be a bit early, about a month ago. ...Nalikul (lat 22.83°N, long 88.16°E) -19/10/2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...


Black-hooded Oriole offers a boring clip!

Published: July 21, 2011
Length: 22:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: surajit koley

After a few seconds you would better skip the rest, because this bird does nothing in this clip! I've uploaded better clips of this bird previously. Now-a-days they don't like me to film them...


Fish fingerlings (2)

Published: October 20, 2011
Length: 13:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: surajit koley

This is yet another day, these fishes visit this particular point of the pond daily, at least twice - once between 10.00 AM to 11.00 AM and again at 4 PM. Why? Well, we wash our crockery in...


Nabadwip street

Published: July 25, 2010
Length: 34:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: subhakti108

Nabadwip, West Bengal India from a taxi.


Egg Pizza in Bon Appetit, Kolkata

Published: January 10, 2014
Length: 38:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Online Food Channel

The Cafe "Bon Appetit" In Sector 1 Salt lake city, Kolkata Ingredients of Egg Pizza: Eggs (two), Tomato sauce, Salt, Chilli flakes, Oregano, Capsicum, Few slices of tomatoes, Few slices...


Thai red Curry | Prawn | Kolkata | Thai cuisine

Published: February 01, 2014
Length: 17:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Online Food Channel

"Pocher", a multi cuisine restaurant, at Lake Land Country Club, Kolkata. Ingredients of Prawn Red Thai curry: Prawn, Oil, Coconut Milk, Diced red pepper, green pepper and yellow pepper, Beans,...


Bhetki With Chilli Mustard Sauce | Bengali cuisine

Published: December 27, 2013
Length: 08:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Online Food Channel

The specialty dish of "the Sonnet " beside Salt Lake City Centre is Steamed Baby Bhetki with chilli mustard sauce. For Marination: Ginger and garlic paste, Lemon juice, Black pepper, Lemon...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Furfura Sharif

Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, Phurphura) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a holy place for Muslims.

Located at 22.74, 88.13 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Hooghly district, Cities and towns in Hooghly district