Gadiara

Gadiara is a village in the Howrah District of West Bengal, India. It is the point of confluence of the Rupnarayan and the Hoogli river.

Gadiara
village
Sunset at Gadiara
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Coordinates: 22.22°N 88.05°E / 22.22; 88.05 [1]
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Nearest city	Howrah, Kolkata
Lok Sabha constituency	Uluberia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shyampur
Website	howrah.gov.in

Details

Gadiara is near 100 km from Kolkata.^{[citation needed]} Gadiara is a popular picnic and daytrip spot for locals and tourists alike.^[2] Gadiara has an old fort, Fort Mornington, which was built by Lord Clive; it was heavily damaged during flooding in 1942. There is a lighthouse in Gadiara.^[3] Top 10 picnic spot of Howrah District. Here having a Govt Tourist Lodge named Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Gadiara travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Birding at Gadiara, Howrah Archived 26 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine