Amarkanan
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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
Amarkanan
Get in
Amarkanan 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).
See
Koro HillsIt is 400 feet high
Gangdua Dam4,900 feet dam across Shali River, with a scenic reservoir behind it.
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Sri Ram Krishna Seva Dal Ashram
address: AmarkananThe 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 HillsTrekking and Picnic
Gangdua DamPopular picnic spot
Sleep
Sri Ramkrishna Seva Dal Ashram Guest House
Forest BungalowFor Booking contact: District Forest Officer, North Division, Bankura