Belur, West Bengal

Belur is a neighbourhood in northern part of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The area is best known for Belur Math, a religious monastery containing a complex of temples. Belur Math is famous for being the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math, a monastic order, as well as that of the related Ramakrishna Mission, both founded by Swami Vivekananda. On the opposite side of the Hooghly River, opposite to Belur Math is the Dakshineswar Kali Temple.[1][2][3]

This article is about the town in West Bengal. For other uses, see Belur.

Belur
Neighbourhood in Howrah
Belur Math, Belur
Belur
Belur
Coordinates: 23°05′27.38″N 87°55′27.46″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
RegionGreater Kolkata
CityHowrah
Metro StationDakshineswar(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyHowrah Municipal Corporation
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
languages
 • officialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC5:30 (IST)
PIN
711201, 711202
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
HMC wards55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62
Lok Sabha constituencyHowrah
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBally
Climatehumid (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature09 °C (48 °F)

Belur is under the jurisdiction of Belur Police Station and Bally Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Location

Belur is situated on the west bank of Hooghly River. It is located between Liluah and Bally.

Recreation

Rangoli Mall in Belur (on Girish Ghosh Road) has a gross leasable area of 3.5 lakh square feet. It was launched in 2015 and houses stores of premium brands, including Max Lifestyle, Domino's Pizza, Archies and Spencer's retail among others. There is INOX multiplex also in the mall.[4][5]

Transport

State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Belur.[6] Girish Ghosh Road runs along the eastern part of Belur. Some Private Buses (51, 54 and 56), Minibuses (Bally Khal-Khidirpur and Belur Math-Esplanade) and CSTC Buses (S32A on Belgharia-Howrah Station and AC50 on Belur Math-Garia) serve the neighbourhood.

Belur is linked to Howrah Station via Belur railway station and Belur Math railway station.

See also

References
  1. "Howrah Corporation Overview". Bally Municipality website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  2. Basu, Anasuya (2 October 2015). "Bally battles merger blues". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee timesofindia.com | 19 May 2015
  4. "Forum Rangoli Mall".
  5. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150102/jsp/howrah/story_6208.jsp#.V3EYu9zyFdg
  6. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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