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Sagar Island
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| Sagar Island | |
  Sagar Island
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West Bengal - South 24 Parganas |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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Sagar Island (also known as Gangasagar) lies on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 150 km (80 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. It belongs to the Republic of India and is governed by the State government of West Bengal. It has a population of about 1,50,000 living in about 16 villages. The area of Sagar island is approximately 300 km².
The island is home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. It is also rich in mangrove swamps, waterways and small rivers.This island is a famous Hindu pilgrim place.Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (mid of January),millions of Hindus gathered to take a holy dip in the confluence of Ganga and offered puja in Kampil Muni Temple.
West Bengal government is planning to build a deep water port in Sagar Island.
Sagar Island travel guide from Wikitravel Pictures of Ganga Sagar
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