Balurghat City Guides

Balurghat is quite famous for its picturesque landscape and pollution free ambience. It also has a small forest at the surrounding areas that enhance the natural beauty of the place. This is the main attraction of the place. It has museums, temples that are visited every year by the tourists. The scenic beauty makes the tourists spell bind and the calm atmosphere attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is a historically famous place where we can get large numbers of manuscript dating from Ashoka age to middle age.

Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja and Biswakarma Puja are widely celebrated at Balurghat. Bolla Kali Puja is celebrated at Bolla, approximately 15 kilometres from Balurghat, in end-November each year.

Balurghat Railway Station on the Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line and is located in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. It serves Balurghat city and the surrounding areas.

Balurghat Airport has had no scheduled services operating. Bagdogra Airport is the nearest airport of Balurghat with scheduled services. From there taxi or cab is always available.

Regular bus services are available from any parts of West Bengal. It takes few hours to reach the place.

Balurghat Quick Facts

State: West Bengal
Languages: Bengali, English and Hindi
Average Climate: Summers: 46C - 25C / Winters: 20C - 40C
Best time to visit: October - March
STD Code: 03522
Famous For: Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Lakes

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