Birati

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Birati
Neighbourhood
Angana Abasan, Banik Junction, Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road)
Birati Location West Bengal, India Birati Birati (India) Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 22°39′51″N 88°25′42″E / 22.6643°N 88.4283°E / 22.6643; 88.428322°39′51″N 88°25′42″E / 22.6643°N 88.4283°E / 22.6643; 88.4283
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	North Dumdum Municipality
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700051
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dum Dum Uttar
Climate	Tropical (Köppen)

Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[1]

Birati Big Bazaar

History[]

Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family.^[2]

Geography and locality[]

Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati More

Birati is bound by the Jessore Road in the East, Nimta in the West, New Barrackpore in the North and Durganagar in the South. It also features a railway station. It's closeness to Dum Dum also adds the Kolkata Metro as a way of conveyance.

Demographics[]

There are many close knit communities in Birati who live among them peacefully without any atrocities. Ramkrishna pally is one of them.^[3]

Tarun sengupta Smriti Bhawan is situated near the Birati station 1 no platform ticket counter. This is an air conditioned auditorium in Birati area.

Education[]

Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati.

Transport[]

Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati

Birati is very close to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Jessore Road (NH 12) passes through the eastern boundary of Birati. Former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugurated Birati rail overbridge named Manik Bandopadhyay Setu (above Birati station) on 4 February 2009. It connects east and west parts of M.B. Road (Madhusudan Banerjee Road, which is the main road of Birati) to make the road transport-communication faster and smoother.

Bus[]

Private Bus[]

• 237 Birati Tantkal - Babughat
• DN2 Dakshineswar – Barasat

Mini Bus[]

• S184 Birati railway station – B.B.D. Bagh/Salt Lake 8 no. Tank

Many buses also pass through Birati More on Jessore Road.

Train[]

Birati railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line serves the locality.

Notable residents[]

• Arunoday Mondal, physician

References[]

External links[]

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage