Gajā
in Hugli of West Bengal, India

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.869 and 88.154 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 52' 7" and E 88° 9' 14"
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: 09:34 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:57 am and 4:51 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

Explore Gajā

Gajā in Hugli (West Bengal) is located in India about 788 mi (or 1,268 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital.

Local time in Gajā is now 09:34 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Gajā, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in India is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), South-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 79 mi (or 128 km), South-East.

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

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 67 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 31%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 60% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

26°C (80 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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

Parashnath Jain temple, Kolkata - Pt-1

Published: January 20, 2012
Length: 54:07 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Sankar Nath

Pareshnath Jain temple is a very famous temple of Calcutta that was built by an art connoisseur named Ray Badridas Bahadur in 1867. Located in the northeast side of the city, a little way from...


Madly honking 20061 WDP4 with NJP HWH Shatabdi Express fires on rails at 130kmph.!

Published: October 21, 2014
Length: 28:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Subhajit Sadhukhan

Please watch it in 480p if u want to enjoy the action clearly..:) A Misty hot morning.!! Very Curious to capture the NJP HWH Shatabdi Express so i take a look at my phone the current running...


BANG ON TIME HWH NDLS DURONTO BLAST AT 110KMPH

Published: January 30, 2013
Length: 03:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gaurav Sharma

On time running hwh ndls duronto express blast through chandanpur at 110kmph with Howrah P4.


Angry GZB WAP7 strikes hard with late running 12314 Sealdah Rajdhani at 130kmph..!!

Published: November 08, 2014
Length: 20:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Subhajit Sadhukhan

On a fine summer morning.. patiently waiting for my one of the Fav Train 12313/14 Sealdah Rajdhani.. But the train didnt bangs on time then i saw my mobile that it was 69min late. :O and is...


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...


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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.

Haripal (community development block)

Haripal (community development block) is an administrative division in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haripal police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Khamarchandi, five minutes walking distance from Harpial railway station.

Located at 22.8333, 88.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Community development blocks in Hooghly district

Jejur

Jejur is a gram panchayat under Haripal block in Chandannagar subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about 10 kilometres from Haripal railway station on the Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line.

Located at 22.88, 88.12 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Hooghly district