Petrapole

Petrapole
Border Checkpoint
Jessore Road, Petrapole
Jessore Road, Petrapole
Petrapole is located in West Bengal
Petrapole
Petrapole
Location in West Bengal, India
Petrapole is located in India
Petrapole
Petrapole
Petrapole (India)
Coordinates: 23°00′N 88°50′E / 23.0°N 88.83°E / 23.0; 88.83
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole-Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Petrapole border is the only land port in south Bengal. It is also the largest land customs station in Asia.[1]

  1. ^ "Chief secretary visits Petrapole border". The Times of India. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2019.