Belur, West Bengal

Belur
বেলুড়
Town
Belur
Coordinates: 23°05′27.38″N 87°55′27.46″E / 23.0909389°N 87.9242944°E / 23.0909389; 87.9242944Coordinates: 23°05′27.38″N 87°55′27.46″E / 23.0909389°N 87.9242944°E / 23.0909389; 87.9242944
State West Bengal
District Howrah
nearest City Howrah
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
languages
 • official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC5:30 (IST)
PIN 711202, 711204
Nearest city Howrah, Kolkata
Climate humid (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 09 °C (48 °F)

Belur (Bengali: বেলুড়) is a neighbourhood of Howrah, located in Howrah district, West Bengal, India, on the west bank of the Hooghly River. 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.

Belur was formerly governed by Bally Municipality,.[1] Belur is now under the administration of Howrah Municipal Corporation after the merger of the 2 municipalities.[2][3]

Transport

The State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Belur.[4] Belur is linked to Howrah via Belur railway station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Howrah Corporation Overview". Bally Municipality website. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  2. ↑ Bally battles merger blues telegraphindia.com/
  3. ↑ Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee timesofindia.com | May 19, 2015
  4. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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