Amarkanan is in the Rarh region of West Bengal, in India.
Understand
Amarkanan is small town with picturesque hills and dam/ reservoir in its vicinity
- 1 Amarkanan.
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23°23′49″N 87°6′29″E
Map of AmarkananAmarkanan is on the Raniganj/Mejia - Bankura sector of National Highway 14/State Highway 8
South Bengal State Transport Corporation buses and private minibuses are available via Amarkanan from Bankura (22 km) and Durgapur (39 km).
Get around
See
- 1 Koro Hills (near Amarkanan). It is 400 feet high
- 2 Gangdua Dam (4 km from Amamrkanan and 28 km from Bankura). 4,900 feet dam across Shali River, with a scenic reservoir behind it.
- Sri Ram Krishna Seva Dal Ashram, Amarkanan. The place was associated with the Indian independence movement. Great leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose visited the place. Kazi Nazrul Islam composed a song Amarkanan moder Amarkanan while staying here.
Do
- Koro Hills. Trekking and Picnic
- Gangdua Dam. Popular picnic spot
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- 1 Sri Ramkrishna Seva Dal Ashram Guest House.
- Forest Bungalow. For Booking contact: District Forest Officer, North Division, Bankura