Bakkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Namkhana police station in the Namkhana CD block in the

Kakdwip subdivision Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Overview Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire ...

of the

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district in the

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History

Sir Andrew Fraser, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal (1903–1908) in the early twentieth century, is credited with "discovery" of the place. In recognition of his efforts, a part of the town is named Fraserganj. There is a dilapidated house near the beach, which according to the locals was the one in which Fraser used to stay.

Geography

Area overview

Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as Henry Island,

Sagar Island Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf, continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island forms the Sagar (community development block), Sagar CD Block ...

, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Bakkhali is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Activities

There is a fishing harbour at Frasergunj run by Benfish, a wing of the state government has a presence nearby.

Tourism

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Accessibility

Jambudwip and Lothian are two forested islands nearby. The only means of travel to the islands is by crude motorised country boat as there are no jetties in the islands. These islands are also places of tourist attraction nowadays.

Transport

Bakkhali lies on the National Highway 12, approximately 125 km from

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

.Google maps Namkhana railway station is nearby.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Fraserganj, with ten beds.

References

External links

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