Gaurhati, also spelled Ghireti, is located in
Hooghly District of
West Bengal. It is about 3 km south of
Bhadreswar, a
taluk headquarters town of the district.
Hooghly River flows in its eastern side.
Dhopapukur and
Baidyabati to the west, Champdani to the east and Palta in the south are the nearby places.
Bandel Church, Tarakeshwar Temple, Nandadulal Mandir, Imambara, Shandeswara Temple, Yeats Tomb, Mahisasurmardini Temple, Chinsurah and Bandemataram House are the interesting tourist options around Gaurhati.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Chandan Nagar Railway Station are the nearest airport and railway station respectively.
