Kanajol is located just 4 km east of
Dhaniakhali, in
Hooghly District of
West Bengal. Nearly 6 km towards south is Bhandarhati.
Majnan, 4 km to the north;
Hanral, 2 km to the east and Bagnan, 2 km to the south are the neighboring towns.
Some of the interesting tourist spots in the neighborhood include Brindabanchandra Temple, Chaitanyadev Temple, Krishna Chandra Temple, Ramachandra Temple, Bandel Church, Tarakeshwar Temple, Nandadulal Mandir, Chandannagar and Arambagh.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is the convenient airport. Chinsurah Railway Station and Kamarkundu Railway Station are the nearest railheads.