Nischintapur is a small village in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) away from Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

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The village has a high school, bank, post-office, market, fish auction center and a small railway station. Nischintapur Rakhal Das High School celebrated its centenary year in 2009. Literacy of the area is more than 80% but agriculture is still the main livelihood of local people. Nischintapur is a hub for the surrounding villages of Kashipur, Jamtala, Ashthwatala, and Gazirmahal.

The village is located on the east bank of the Ganges and is well connected by railway (the Eastern Railway, Sealdah-Namkhana

Namkhana

Namkhana is an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kakdwip and Namkhana police stations serve this block...

 Branch, offers a 2 hour 30 minute journey by train to Sealdah

Sealdah

Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...

 Station in Kolkata). By road on NH117

National Highway 117 (India)

National Highway 117 , is a National Highway in India that runs entirely within the state of West Bengal. The north-western terminal is in Kona, near the town of Nibra, Howrah district and the southern terminal is in the coastal town of Bakkhali in South 24 Parganas district. The length of this...

, Bakkhali

Bakkhali

Bakkhali is seaside resort in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal. Most of the islands are part of the Sunderbans, barring a few at the fringes. Some of these are joined together with bridges over narrow...

 and Gangasagar

Sagar island

Sagar Island lies on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 150 km south of Kolkata. It belongs to the Republic of India and is governed by the State government of West Bengal. The island is large — with an area of around 300 km². It has 43 villages and a population of over...

 are 2 hours 25 minutes journey by bus from the esplanade. Haldia

Haldia

Haldia has a typical moderate climate with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Winters are chilly and is when the residents hold the Haldia Utsav festival. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the...

 is on the opposite bank of the river. The island of Nayachar

Nayachar

Nayachar is an island in the Hooghly River, off Haldia in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. The island inhabited by few fishermen, has shot into the larger public view as the proposed site of the major chemical hub initiated by the erstwhile Left Front alliance led West Bengal...

 is located between the two towns.

Kolkata Port Trust

Kolkata Port Trust

The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata, India. It is the oldest operating port in India, having originally been constructed by the British East India Company....

has its own campus with an old lighthouse (now almost ruined) and a ferri ghat (Poila Number 1 i.e. jetty no. 1) are here. Planned development may promote the place to a good picnic and tourist spot.