Kansat Mango Market

Chapainawabganj district is called the capital of mangoes. And that is the biggest mango market of Bangladesh sitting in Kansat of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. Every mango season, mangoes worth more than 100 crore rupees are sold in this big mango market of the country. During the mango season, this mango market is packed every day from dawn to dusk. While there are many mango markets in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, Kansat Mango Market is the largest and most famous for its wholesale market. This is like a mango kingdom. While visiting the mango market, you can buy and eat a variety of fresh ripe mangoes. Besides, you can buy mangoes by the basket for yourself.

Mainly, mangoes start coming to this market after the mangoes are ripe. Kansat market is usually full of mangoes from last week of May till July. But the entire period of June is basically the most crowded.

The easiest way to go to Chapai Nawabganj is by bus. Desh Travels, National Travels, Grameen Travels, Tuhin Elite AC and Non AC buses from Kalyanpur and Gabtali of Dhaka go directly to Chapainawabganj. AC/Non AC bus fare is Tk 830-1500 depending on the standard. You can go directly to Kansat by these buses or you can get down in Chapainawabganj city and take any other local vehicle to Kansat which is 21 km away.

Besides, one can go to Chapainawabganj district by Banlata Express train from Kamalapur railway station. The fare will be 515 to 1173 taka per seat. But if you want to do a day trip, it is better to go directly by bus. In that case, you will leave the previous night and reach the next day morning, you can travel all day and leave for Dhaka by evening bus.

If you need to stay for the night, there are several decent hotels in Chapainawabganj district town. Notable hotels include Hotel Rose, Hotel Al Nahid, Hotel Sapnapuri, Nawabganj Boarding and Hotel Rangdhanu. But the environment is not so good. If you want to live somewhere better, you have to move to Rajshahi city. Bangladesh Tourism Corporation motels in Rajshahi city offer different quality rooms for Tk 1900 to Tk 4600. Among other residential hotels, you will get a room for 500 to 3000 rupees in hotels like Hotel Hawks Inn, Nice International, Mukta International, Dallas International Shukran etc.

Apart from the mango market, you can visit various mango orchards there. If you want, you can buy mangoes from the garden yourself. Besides, if you have time, you can visit Kansat Zamindar Bar and Chhota Sona Masjid near Kansat. There is also Alpana village of Nachol upazila . Also, read the details of what you can see in Rajshahi in the Rajshahi travel guide.