Belur, West Bengal

Neighbourhood in Howrah in West Bengal, India

23°05′27.38″N 87°55′27.46″E / 23.0909389°N 87.9242944°E / 23.0909389; 87.9242944Country

IndiaState

West BengalDistrictHowrahRegionGreater KolkataCityHowrahMetro StationDakshineswar and HowrahGovernment

• TypeMunicipal Corporation • BodyHowrah Municipal CorporationElevation

13 m (43 ft)languages

• officialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC5:30 (IST)PIN

711201, 711202

Telephone code+91 33Vehicle registrationWBHMC wards55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62Lok Sabha constituencyHowrahVidhan Sabha constituencyBallyClimate humid (Köppen)Avg. summer temperature42 °C (108 °F)Avg. winter temperature09 °C (48 °F)

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.^[1] On the opposite side of the Hooghly River, opposite to Belur Math is the Dakshineswar Kali Temple.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 opened 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.^[5]^[6]

Transport

State Highway 6/Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Belur.^[7] 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.

References

^ "Ramakrishna Mission in the Field of Education — Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur". belurmath.org. Belur Math Educational Services. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Howrah Corporation Overview". Bally Municipality website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
^ Basu, Anasuya (2 October 2015). "Bally battles merger blues". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee timesofindia.com | 19 May 2015
^ "Forum Rangoli Mall".
^ "A new mall to go to". Archived from the original on 20 December 2015.
^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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v t e Temple towns in West Bengal
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Bankura	Ajodhya (12 Shiva temples) Akui (Radhakanta temple) Ambikanagar (Ambika temple) Atbaichandi (Basuli temple) Baital (Shyama Chandi temple) Balsi Purbapara (Vishnu deul, Shiva temple etc) Bishnupur (many temples) Deulbhira (Parshvantah temple) Dharapat (Deul of Dharapat) Dihar (Shnareshwara Shiva Temple, Shaileswara Shiva temple) Dwadashbari (Nandakishor temple) Ekteswar (Shiva temple) Gokulnagar (Gokulchand temple) Gumut (Muninagar Radhakanta Temple) Hadal Narayanpur (Radha Damodara Temple) Harmasra (many temples) Jayrambati (Sarada Ma’s birthplace) Maynapur (Hakanda temple) Patit Dommahal (Sridhara temple) Sonatapal (Sun temple)
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Cooch Behar	Baneswar (Shiva temple) Dhaliabari (Siddhantha Shiva temple) Gosanimari (Kamteswari temple} Sidheswari (Sidheswari Devi temple)
Darjeeling	Darjeeling (Mahakal temple, Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery)
Hooghly	Antpur (Radha Govindjiu and other temples) Badanganj (Damodara temple) Bali Dewanganj (many temples) Bansberia (Hangseswari, Ananta Basudeba and other temples) Bhalia (Raghunatha temple) Dihi Bayara (Swarup Narayan temple) Gourhati (three temples) Guptipara (four temples) Gurap (Nandadulala temple) Kamarpukur (birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna) Kanpur (Kanakeswar Shiva temple) Parul (Raghunatha and Bisalakshi temples) Tarakeswar (Taraknath Temple)
Howrah	Belur (Belur Math)
Jalpaiguri	Mainaguri (Jalpesh Temple)
Murshidabad	Baranagar (several temples)
Nadia	Mayapur (several temples) Nabadwip (temple city) Palpara (Palpara temple)
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar (Kali Temple) Baranagar (Kripamayee Kali Temple, Baranagar Math)
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Purba Medinipur	Alangiri (2 temples + rasmancha) Bhagabanpur (Dakhsina Kali temple) Dihibahiri (Jagannath temple) Egra (Shiva deul) Jukhia (Radha Govinda temple) Mahishadal (Madan Gopala temple} Paikbheri (Shyama Sundar temple) Panchrol (4 temples)
Purulia district	Achkoda (old atchahlas) Anaijambad (Digambar Jain Temple) Budhpur (Shiva temple) Cheliyama (Radha Binode temple) Chharra (old Jain temple) Deulghata (old temples) Garh Panchkot (old pancha-ratna and other temples) Haraktor (old idols) Pakbirra (old Jain temples) Para (old temples) Telkupi (old submerged temples)
See also	Bengal temple architecture Hindu temples in West Bengal Jain centres in West Bengal