Lalgola is a small vibrant town, situated near the Bangladesh border, in
Murshidabad District of
West Bengal. The place is a commercial center - wheat, jute and legumes being the main trading items.
Lalgola, located 220 km south of Kolkata, is bounded by lakes, small temples and mosques. This city is famed for the Lalgola Survey Centre of CIFRI and the Lalgola Open Air Prison.
The town has a railway station, the Lalgola Railway Station. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is the nearest airport.