Burrabazar expanded from a yarn and textile market into one of the largest wholesale markets in India.
Burrabazar is divided into highly specialised sub-markets, according to the commodity it deals in – Dhotipatti, Fancypatti, Tulapatti, Chinipatti etc.
Further subdivisions are katra, chowk or kothi.
A popular saying goes, “Anything and everything is available at Burrabazar.
Even the tiger's eye is available here if you pay the right price.”
Each katra (market) is known for a particular item.
There are approximately 25 katras in Burrabazar.
At Raja Katra, which originally belonged to the Maharaja of Bardhaman, most of the shops deal in spices.
At Manohar Das Katra it is mostly hardware and textile.
Vikram Chand Market and Khangrapatti sell mostly electronic goods and artificial ornaments.

For Diwali, the festival of lights, it is transformed into a huge market for festive and religious ingredients.
The number of makeshift stalls are around 800, spread around Kalakar Street and other areas.
From idols to their dainty dresses, designer diyas (earthen lamps) to saffron-tinted laddus (round-shaped sweet meat), every conceivable article can be scooped from this gala bazaar, the city’s largest assortment of puja paraphernalia.
The series of shops bang opposite the Jain temple, near Satyanarayan Park, flaunts ornately decked-up idols of Ganesha and Lakshmi  — the brother-sister divinities symbolising wealth and prosperity.
Burrabazar expanded from a yarn and textile market into one of the largest wholesale markets in India. Burrabazar is divided into highly specialised sub-markets, according to the commodity it deals in – Dhotipatti, Fancypatti, Tulapatti, Chinipatti etc. Further subdivisions are katra, chowk or kothi. A popular saying goes, “Anything and everything is available at Burrabazar. Even the tiger's eye is available here if you pay the right price.” Each katra (market) is known for a particular item. There are approximately 25 katras in Burrabazar. At Raja Katra, which originally belonged to the Maharaja of Bardhaman, most of the shops deal in spices. At Manohar Das Katra it is mostly hardware and textile. Vikram Chand Market and Khangrapatti sell mostly electronic goods and artificial ornaments.
For Diwali, the festival of lights, it is transformed into a huge market for festive and religious ingredients. The number of makeshift stalls are around 800, spread around Kalakar Street and other areas. From idols to their dainty dresses, designer diyas (earthen lamps) to saffron-tinted laddus (round-shaped sweet meat), every conceivable article can be scooped from this gala bazaar, the city’s largest assortment of puja paraphernalia. The series of shops bang opposite the Jain temple, near Satyanarayan Park, flaunts ornately decked-up idols of Ganesha and Lakshmi  — the brother-sister divinities symbolising wealth and prosperity.
Burrabazar