Sagar Island Lighthouse

Sagar lighthouse is a large Island situated on the mouths of Ganges. Regular buses ply from Esplanade, Kolkatta to Harwoodpoint jetty for crossing the river Ganga by a passenger barge to reach Kochuberia. From Kochuberia buses ply up to Kapilmuni Ashram at the southern tip of the Island at the confluence of Ganga and the Bay of Bengal. Lighthousejunction (about 25 km from Kochuberia) falls on this route. The 3 kms approach road to Lighthouse from Lighthouse junction is brick paved road.The first Lighthouse was constructed in the year 1821 on a 20m wooden tripod situated at a nearby location.

Master Ledger of Sagar Island Lighthouse (210.27 KB)