Kuthi Ghat

কুঠিঘাট

Baranagar’s old riverside ghat, named for the Dutch factory that stood here.

About Kuthi Ghat

The Dutch East India Company kept a trading station, a kuthi, at Baranagar in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which is how the ghat got its name. Today it is a broad neighbourhood ghat with a ferry jetty, an evening crowd and a view across to Belur. Sri Ramakrishna and the early monks used this stretch of river.

Why visit

A river evening with the neighbourhood, and a ferry if you want one.

What to see and do

The ghat and its evening crowd
The ferry across the river
Old riverside houses

Plan your visit

Area: Baranagar & Cossipore, Baranagar & Dakshineswar
Nearest landmark: Baranagar Bazar
Best time: Sunset or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into. A public ghat and ferry jetty. Ferry routes and timings are not currently verified.
Metro: Baranagar (Blue Line), then a short ride
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Good for photography.

Nearby and related places

Baranagar Math: The site of the first monastery of the Ramakrishna Order.
Kripamayee Kali Temple: A nine-spired riverside Kali temple of 1848, older than Dakshineswar.
Cossipore Udyanbati: The garden house where Sri Ramakrishna spent his last months.
Adyapeath: A white temple of Adya Ma with three images set one above another.
Belur Math: The headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, on the west bank.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple: Rani Rashmoni’s nine-spired temple on the Hooghly, where Sri Ramakrishna lived.

Walks that include it

Baranagar Riverside Trail: A garden house, a first monastery and a Dutch ghat

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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.