BIRSINGHA
DirectionIshwar Chandra Bandopadhyay was born to Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay and Bhagavati Devi at the village of Birsingha on 26th September 1820, in the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur District. He was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a philosopher, academic educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer and philanthropist. He received the title “Vidyasagar” (in Sanskrit vidya means knowledge and sagara means ocean, o.e. Ocean of knowledge) from Sanskrit College, Calcutta (from where he graduated), due to his excellent performance in Sanskrit studies and philosophy.
Details of Tourist Place
- Block : Ghatal
- Name of Nearby Government Accommodation : Irrigation Guest House, Ghatal (Mob: 7602602180)
- Name and Contact no. of Nearest Police Station : Ghatal PS
- Name of nearest Railway station : Panskura
- Name of nearest highway through which we can reach the tourist spot : NH-4
- BDO Contact No. : 8348691759
- BMOH Contact No.: 7439860013
- OC/IC PS Contact No. : 9147888627
How to Reach:
By Air
The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, which is approx 136.9 K.M. from Paschim Medinipur.
By Train
The distance between Kolkata to Paschim Medinipur approx 128 K.M. by train. From Howrah Station avail the Express / Local train to reach Medinipur. Time taken to reach Paschim Medinipur 2 hour 30 mins. Some of these trains are Rupasibangla Exp (12883), Hwh Purulia Exp (12827), Aranyak Express (12885), Kaviguru Exp (12950), Samarsata Exp (12152) etc.From Medinipur to Birsingha is about 60 km by road.
By Road
The distance between Kolkata to Birsingha is approx 120 K.M. by road. From Kolkata via NH-6 (Mumbai-Kolkata Highway) by bus or car to reach Birsingha within 3 hour’s journey.