Midnapore
Midnapore (মেদিনীপুর Medinīpur), also spelt Medinipur, is a town in the southwest region of West Bengal. The headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district, Midnapore is along the Kangsabati River (কংসাবতী Kaṁsābatī), locally called Kansai (কাঁসাই Kām̐sāi).
Get in
By plane
The nearest commercial airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU IATA) in Kolkata.
By train
- 🌍 Midnapore South Eastern (station code: MDN).
Get around
See and do
Buy
It is not uncommon for shops to open late and to close during the hours of the afternoon in the hotter months of the year. Also shops can close for tea and sporting events such as cricket and FIFA World Cup.
Eat and drink
Tea-shops and paan-stalls abound and there is a high concentration of sweet shops. Here you can find one of the very notable sweets in Bengal – 'Khirayer Gogjaa'.
Sleep
- Hotel Reshma, Station Rd, ☏ +91 3222 264432.
- 🌍 Mrittika Tourism Property (Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas). ₹1,400 per room.
Connect
Nearby
Karnagarh
- 🌍 Fort ruins of Rani Shiromani, Karnagarh. The fort's interior was divided into two parts, the andarmahal (অন্দরমহল) for the royal family and the sadarmahal (সদরমহল) for others. The temples of Dandeshwar, Jogmaya and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, are south of the fort. Unfortunately, hardly anything, other than memory, remains here. A big fair is held on Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti). The Karnagarh family had two other forts nearby – at Abasgarh and Jamdargarh.
Pathra
There are 34 temples in Pathra, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Midnapore town, on the banks of the Kangsabati River. Most of the temples were built by Ghosal (later changed to Majumdar) and Banerjee families. Unfortunately, many of the temples are in bad shape because of lack of preservation, damage by the Kangsabati and vandalising by the locals. However, with the persistent efforts of a small group of enthusiasts, Pathra has turned the tide. The Archaeological Survey of India has taken charge of 28 temples and have repaired 18 temples.