Ishapore

Ichhapur / Ishapore Bankipore
Town
Ichapore railway station
Ichhapur / Ishapore Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°22′E / 22.81°N 88.37°E / 22.81; 88.37Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°22′E / 22.81°N 88.37°E / 22.81; 88.37
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	91 33
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Ichhapur (also written as Ichapur) (Bengali: ইছাপুর) is a town, near the River Ganges, in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This town is famous for two ordnance factories, the Ishapore Rifle Factory (RFI) and the Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) of the Ordnance Factories Board. The town has a population of around 100,000 and is densely populated.

This town is also referred to as Ishapore with anglicized spelling. The majority of the population in Ichapore are Bengalis and they speak Bengali as their native language. A small numbers of Biharis (settlement occurred primarily for in search of labour for the Rifle Factory) also resides in the town. The town is connected to Kolkata and nearby cities by railroad as well as paved highway. The distance between Ichapur and Sealdah Railway Stations is approximately 27 km. The various neighbourhoods in Ishapore are known as Indrapuri, Sreebhumi, Maniktala, Majherpara, Chandasaheb More, Mayapally, Prantik, Debitala, Doltala, Anandamath, Mathpara, Nawabganj, Northland, Eastland, Goalapara, Netajipally, Kanthadhar and Badamtala. Debitala is at the west of the town just beside the River Ganges and it has a route of Autorickshaw connectivity upto Doltala at the eastern end of the town, connecting the east and west of the town keeping the Railway station of Ichapur in the middle. Very beautiful place

Nawabganj, by the river, has one of the oldest residential buildings of the city. As the name implies, the Nawabs (local Kings) had their residence in this area. There are still relics from the old days in this part of the city. In the adjoining Park area, Cannons from the 18th century can still be found. One of the most popular fair in this area is Jhulan Mela that takes place in Nawabganj during the month of August–September. This tradition is more than hundred years old and draws thousands of people and businesses to this fair. Rows of businesses set up their stalls along the main road of Nawabganj. The fair ends on the day of Janmashthami. Nawabganj is also the place where traditional Durga idols are immersed in the river Ganges on Dashami ending Durga Puja celebration.