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Outram Ghat is a ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges River, and on its bank on Kolkata side.

It was built in late nineteenth century by British authorities in memory of Sir James Outram. During colonial era it used to be a key port and the main mooring for ships to East Bengal and Burma. The Outram ghat is located in the southern direction busy and bustling Babughat of Kolkata.

References

1. "Outram Ghat Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
2. A Riverfront Trip to Watch the Natives – Outram Ghat, Calcutta
3. "Ghats in Kolkata - Kolkata Ghats - Information about Kolkata Ghats - Kolkata". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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