Chandraketu's Fort - Historical place in Hadipur Chuprijhara - 24 Paraganas North, India

Historic place! Great weekend drive from Kolkata. This is situated among lush greenery and the road is also nice... Although in the fort, only a mud mound is there and nothing else to be seen... But the surrounding greenery & historical value makes it worthwhile tour! A trip to the Local Museum housing the discoveries from this site and era is also recommended...

Chandraketugarh, an archeological site..also called the Mohenjodaro of Bengal. It is thought to be a part of the ancient kingdom Gangaridai that was first described by Ptolemy in his famous work Geographica (150 CE). A recent archaeological study being conducted by a team from IIT Kharagpur, believes that King Sandrocottus (mentioned by Greek explorer Megasthenes) was Chandraketu, whose fort Chandraketugarh is. Megasthenes visited India in the third century BC, after Alexandar's invasion of India, and gives a detailed account of what he saw in Indica. Apart from being mentioned as an Archeological site, there's no security or people around. There are no tickets for the place either. The place is of great historical importance but seems to be lost soon.

The remains of the oldest excavation site in Eastern India, the pathway amidst the trees and dig sites lying left and right fills the soul with nostalgia of the bygone era of the first civilization in Bengal. The artefacts found here can be found in Behala state archeological museum, chandraketughar museum and Indian Museum in Kolkata.

Nothing much to explore but if you're a nature lover then just go for it

Nothing to see here actually. The ruin of Chandraketugarh fort was not even dug properly. It's still underground. All you can see is a trail which was supposed to be the fort wall at old times. You can see bricks from the ruin under the trail. The area is quite and serene though. Good for spending few minutes if the weather is nice. But also very secluded. And there is no marking at all from the main road which will point to the ruin. You can follow google map to reach there.

Good looking place... Chandraketugarh is a 2,300 years old archaeological site located near the Bidyadhari river, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Kolkata, India, in the district of North 24 parganas, near the township of Berachampa and the Harua Road railhead.[1] Once it was an important hub of international maritime trade...

Historical place, not maintained properly. However people visiting should have interest for historical relics

We went there for cycling from baguihati for small trip, it's nice place all over greennery