Basirhat City: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 143,007
• Coordinates: 22.6614° N, 88.8548° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,341 km (833 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
• Jessore Airport (JSR, Bangladesh): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Barisal Airport (BZL, Bangladesh): 149 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Taki: 11 km (7 mi)
• Baduria: 12 km (7 mi)
• Satkhira, Bangladesh: 23 km (14 mi)
• Gobardanga: 26 km (16 mi)
• Habra: 29 km (18 mi)