Bakkhali

Bakkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Namkhana police station in the Namkhana CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sir Andrew Fraser, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal (1903–1908) in the early twentieth century, is credited with "discovery" of the place.

The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning.

There is a fishing harbour at Frasergunj run by Benfish, a wing of the state government has a presence nearby.

This article about a location in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is a stub.

Remains of the house of Sir Andrew Fraser , Lieutenant Governor of Bengal (1903–1908) (1903–1908), at Frasergunj
Ferry crossing across the Hatania Doania creek at Namkhana