Pandua (Hooghly)

human settlement in Hooghly district, Burdwan division, West Bengal, India

Pandua, also spelt Pundooah, is a town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India.

For other places with the same name, see Pandua (disambiguation).

Get in

By train

  • 🌍 Pundooah railway station. (updated Nov 2022)

Get around

See and do

  • 🌍 Minar of Pandua. It is said that Shah Sufiuddin defeated the Hindu king of the Pandua and Mahanad area and built the 125 ft (38 m) tall Minar of Pandua. (updated Oct 2022)
  • 🌍 Mosque of Pandua (Bari Masjid). A mosque built by Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah in 1477 to replace the Shrinkhala Devi temple he destroyed. The area is considered one of the 51 Shakti Pithas. (updated Sep 2022)

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Eat and drink

Sleep

  • 🌍 Itachuna Rajbari (Bargee Danga). It was established by Kundan family originated from the Marathas in 1766. It has been later converted into a heritage resort. (updated Jul 2023)

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