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A 75 ft masonry tower, built in 1831 for the Great Trigonometrical Survey conducted by George Everest, the namesake of Mount Everest. The tower is still maintained in good condition by the KMC, as a relic of the history of geographic survey in India.
A parcel of greenery within the area's hustle.
One of the largest overhead water reservoirs in the world, as well as the major water supplier to Kolkata for more than 110 years since its inauguration in May 1911 by Edward Norman Baker, the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. Owned by the KMC, the reservoir is fed by Palta Water Works near Barrackpore and to send the water supply to the city. It covers 3-4 acre with a capacity of 9.9 e6impgal, and weighs 44 e3t at maximum capacity.
Hosts various local events throughout the year, including "Ajanta Circus" every winter.
Paikpara Rajbari
A large garden house. Prince Dwarkanath Tagore bought it from an Italian around 1823. In 1846, when he died in England, it was discovered that he was heavily in debt due to his extravagant spending. To pay off his debts, his son Debendranath sold Belgachia Villa and other properties.
বামনদাস মুখোপাধ্যায় কালীবাড়ি Bāmondās Mukhōpādhyāy Kālībāṛi
Bamondas Mookerjee is considered a leading industrialist of his time in brickfields and colliery. After purchasing 35 bighas (46,900 m²) of land at Cossipore from British attorney John Hart in 1894, he built a Kali temple in 1904. Daily worship and all rituals are practised here, although animal sacrifice is prohibited.