Midnapore

Midnapore or Medinipur (মেদিনীপুর Medinīpur), a town in southwestern West Bengal on the Kangsabati River, is the headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district.

The nearest commercial airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU ^IATA) in Kolkata.

• 22.4249887.3073791 Midnapore  SE  (station code: MDN).  (updated May 2023)

• 22.40074187.3443221 Anicut Dam. Not to be confused with the one near Tiruchirappalli.  (updated Jul 2026)
• 22.422787.28052 Gopegarh Heritage and Nature Eco-Tourism Centre. A good picnic spot  
• 22.408287.32673 Jagannath Temple, Nutan Bazar. The temple was built in 1851, possibly at the request of a descendant of the Ganga dynasty of Odisha.  
• 22.409887.31644 Jora Masjid, Mian Bazar. Notable for Annual Urs festival.  
• 22.426487.31025 St. John's Church. One of the rare churches in Southwest Bengal.  (updated Apr 2026)

It is not uncommon for shops to open late and to close during the hours of the afternoon in the hotter months of the year. Also shops can close for tea and sporting events such as cricket and FIFA World Cup.

Tea-shops and paan-stalls abound and there is a high concentration of sweet shops. Here you can find one of the very notable sweets in Bengal – 'Khirayer Gogjaa'.

• Hotel Reshma, Station Rd, ☏ +91 3222 264432.  
• 22.42135787.3076341 Mrittika Tourism Property (Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas). ₹1,400 per room.  (updated Jan 2025)

• 22.51813987.3483391 Fort ruins of Rani Shiromani, Karnagarh. The fort's interior was divided into two parts, the andarmahal (অন্দরমহল) for the royal family and the sadarmahal (সদরমহল) for others. The temples of Dandeshwar, Jogmaya and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, are south of the fort. Unfortunately, hardly anything, other than memory, remains here. A big fair is held on Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti). The Karnagarh family had two other forts nearby – at Abasgarh and Jamdargarh.  (updated Dec 2022)

There are 34 temples in Pathra, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Midnapore town, on the banks of the Kangsabati River. Most of the temples were built by Ghosal (later changed to Majumdar) and Banerjee families. Unfortunately, many of the temples are in bad shape because of lack of preservation, damage by the Kangsabati and vandalising by the locals. However, with the persistent efforts of a small group of enthusiasts, Pathra has turned the tide. The Archaeological Survey of India has taken charge of 28 temples and have repaired 18 temples.

• Bishnupur
• Chandrakona
• Kharagpur