Petrapole Land Port | Land Ports Authority of India

Petrapole Land Port at a Glance

The largest land Port in South Asia, Land port Petrapole is located along the international border between India and Bangladesh, at a distance of about 80 kms from the city of Kolkata.
Petrapole (India)-Benapole (Bangladesh) is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh both in terms of trade and passenger movement.
Nearly 30 percent of land-based trade between India and Bangladesh takes place through Land Port Petrapole
Since its operationalization in February 2016, the Land Port has been witnessing an increasing number of passenger movement with an average of 22 lakh people crossing the border post on either sides each year.

Year	Total Trade (Crores)	Total Cargo Movement (Nos)	Total Passenger Movement (Nos)
2017-18	18,799.00	1,46,341	26,63,069
2018-19	21,380.00	1,63,555	23,54,962
2019-20	20,605.00	1,54,055	24,76,191
2020-21	15,771.00	1,06,334	1,94,530
2021-22	29,406.26	1,48,049	2,89,225
2022-23	30,378.47	1,42,721	19,37,414
2023-24 (Till Jan. 2024)	24,580.54	1,17,538	19,15,826