A CROWDY BUS STOP. NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR BUSES AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THERE WERE TWO WAYS FOR OUTGOING AND INCOMING BUSES. THE TOILETS ARE VERY UNCLEAN AND HAS A VERY VERY BAD SMELL THOUGH THE AUTHORITY OFTEN SPRAY BLEACHING POWDERS.
Saikat Pramanik
Only bus stand of katwa municipal area..............really big.................buses available for almost all districts................good staffs......staffs onsite.............the behaviour is relly good.............but the infrastructure shuld be better................but i love this place......it is really good........i loved this place!!!!!!!
GK With Kiron
Katwa is a city and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district of Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision.
The small town has a historical background of five hundred years. The earliest name of Katwa was Indranee Pargana. Later the name was changed to Kantak Nagari. In January 1510, Sri Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu received "Diksha" from his guru Kesava Bharati at the site of the current Sri Gauranga Bari Temple in Katwa.[4][5] Since then, this small township has been a sacred place for Vaishnavites.
The location of the town at the confluence of two navigable rivers, Ajay and bhagorothi , made the town strategically important. Katwa was considered the gateway to Murshidabad, the erstwhile capital of the subah of Bengal.[6] Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Nawab of Bengal, first established a chowki at Katwa during his reign (1717-1727).[6] Between 1742 and 1751, Katwa was invaded by the Bargis (break-away Maratha groups) several times, as part of the Maratha invasions of Bengal.[7][8] It was the site of the First Battle of Katwa (1742) and the Second Battle of Katwa (1745), with Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal defeating the Marathas both times. In the Battle of Plassey (1757), on 19 June 1757, Katwa was the last Nawabi garrison conquered by British forces before heading to Plassey. Robert Clive held a council of war in Katwa on 21 June 1757, where the decision was taken to cross the Hooghly River to Plassey.[7][9] On 19 July 1763, Katwa was once again the scene of action during the Third Battle of Katwa, where British troops fought and defeated a contingent of troops loyal to Nawab Mir Qasim.[9]
Under the aegis of the British East India Company, Katwa became an urban settlement, encouraged by the presence of missionaries such as William Carey Jr., the son of William Carey.[10][11] By the 1800s, Katwa had become a thriving trading town with the principal economic activity being the riverine trade in salt.[12] The modern town of Katwa was established in 1850, when it was granted the status of a subdivisional town under the 10th Act of Municipal Rules.[12] The Municipality of Katwa as a governing entity was established on 1 April 1869.[13] The urbanization of Katwa received a further boost with the construction of railroads in the early 20th century: Katwa-Azimganj (constructed in 1903), Katwa-Bandel (1912), Katwa-Bardhaman (1915), Katwa-Ahmedpur (1917).
Sabir Ali Khan
There people are very sweet, there people lived lovely. And there have a river ganga
Partha Saha288 days ago
Very Busy Place . Both Short Distance & Long Distance Buses Are Available From Here . Inter District Buses Are Available From Here At Good Frequency . Good Communication Place .
Debasis Mondal1 year ago
Katwa Bus Station is a very busy bus terminus. Many buses depart from Katwa towards various places through various routes from this bus terminus. You may go from this bus terminus by buses to Bardhaman, Murshidabad, Nabadwip, Memari, Bolpur, Tarakeswar, Kolkata etc.
Debdut Hazra1 year ago
Very good place to me ..
Shanku Goswami2 years ago
Approximately 5-7 minutes walking distance from the Katwa Jn. Railway station. Buses are available to travel all over the district & also the neighboring districts.
District town Bardhaman is 60 km away from it... express buses take almost 1.5 hour for travel. Bus stand needs to be modernizing for passenger convenience...
Katwa
City

Ajay River Katwa


Katwa
Location in West Bengal, India
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Coordinates: 23.65°N 88.13°ECountry IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPurba BardhamanGovernment
• TypeMunicipality • BodyKatwa Municipality • ChairmanRabindranath Chatterjee • MPSunil Mondal • MLARabindranath ChatterjeeArea
• Total8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)Elevation
21 m (69 ft)Population
(2011)
• Total81,615 • Density9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi)Languages
• OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
713130
Telephone code+91 3453Vehicle registrationWBLok Sabha constituencyBardhaman PurbaVidhan Sabha constituencyKatwaWebsitepurbabardhaman.gov.in
Geography
HistoryEdit
The small town has a historical background of five hundred years. The earliest name of Katwa was Indranee Pargana. Later the name was changed to Kantak Nagari. In January 1510, Sri Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu received "Diksha" from his guru Kesava Bharati at the site of the current Sri Gauranga Bari Temple in Katwa.[4][5] Since then, this small township has been a sacred place for Vaishnavites.
The location of the town at the confluence of two navigable rivers, Ajay and bhagorothi , made the town strategically important. Katwa was considered the gateway to Murshidabad, the erstwhile capital of the subah of Bengal.[6] Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Nawab of Bengal, first established a chowki at Katwa during his reign (1717-1727).[6] Between 1742 and 1751, Katwa was invaded by the Bargis (break-away Maratha groups) several times, as part of the Maratha invasions of Bengal.[7][8] It was the site of the First Battle of Katwa (1742) and the Second Battle of Katwa (1745), with Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal defeating the Marathas both times. In the Battle of Plassey (1757), on 19 June 1757, Katwa was the last Nawabi garrison conquered by British forces before heading to Plassey. Robert Clive held a council of war in Katwa on 21 June 1757, where the decision was taken to cross the Hooghly River to Plassey.[7][9] On 19 July 1763, Katwa was once again the scene of action during the Third Battle of Katwa, where British troops fought and defeated a contingent of troops loyal to Nawab Mir Qasim.[9]
Under the aegis of the British East India Company, Katwa became an urban settlement, encouraged by the presence of missionaries such as William Carey Jr., the son of William Carey.[10][11] By the 1800s, Katwa had become a thriving trading town with the principal economic activity being the riverine trade in salt.[12] The modern town of Katwa was established in 1850, when it was granted the status of a subdivisional town under the 10th Act of Municipal Rules.[12] The Municipality of Katwa as a governing entity was established on 1 April 1869.[13] The urbanization of Katwa received a further boost with the construction of railroads in the early 20th century: Katwa-Azimganj (constructed in 1903), Katwa-Bandel (1912), Katwa-Bardhaman (1915), Katwa-Ahmedpur (1917).
Buses are available to travel all over the district & also the neighboring districts.
District town Bardhaman is 60 km away from it... express buses take almost 1.5 hour for travel.
Bus stand needs to be modernizing for passenger convenience...