Tamluk

Tamluk is a town in the South Rarh region of West Bengal and the headquarters of Purba Medinipur district. Linked intricately with the historical port town of Tamralipta, the present town stands on the banks of the Rupnarayan River.

Get in

By train

The Howrah-Mecheda-Tamluk line splits into two - one going to Haldia and the other going to Digha. It is off the main cross-country links, but it has fairly good local rail links. It is part of the Kolkata suburban railway system.

• 1 Tamluk Junction railway station. (updated Oct 2020)

By road

With a linkage to National Highway 6 at Kolaghat, Tamluk has good road links in the region.

See

• 1 Bargabhima Temple. Believed to be more than a thousand years old, it was sculpted by Lord Viswakarma. The temple holds an old icon of the Goddess ‘Tara’, another face of Goddess Kali. According to mythology, Devi Bargabhima was creator of Tamralipta, once a great port of ancient India. This temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Puranas say that the small finger of left feet of Parvati fell here when Lord Vishnu cut her sacred body into several pieces to make Lord Shiva quiet. 
• Matangani Sahid Smarak. During the Quit India movement of 1942, Matangini Hazra became a martyr at Tamluk. Later, Mahatma Gandhi appreciated her bravery and titled her as ‘Birangana’. This monument is a homage to her by prime minister Indira Gandhi. 
• 2 Tamluk Rajbari. It was built in 5th century BC, and engulfs rich traditions and history. 
• 3 Archaeological Museum, Tamluk, Abhinandan AC Hall, Tamluk–Srirampur Rd. Contains artefacts of copper, inscribed copper templates and a copper plate of Greek inscriptions. (updated Dec 2023)

Sleep

• Hotel Mampi, Maniktala, Haldia Road, ☏ +91 9735287335. 
• Maa Bargabhima Hotel, Maniktala, Haldia Road, ☏ +91 53934072. 

Go next

• Haldia
• Digha
• Shankarpur