Thakurpukur
Thakurpukur | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
 Thakurpukur Bazar Crossing, D.H Road | |
  Thakurpukur Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°27′54″N 88°18′25″E / 22.465°N 88.307°ECoordinates: 22°27′54″N 88°18′25″E / 22.465°N 88.307°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata[1][2][3] |
| Metro Station | Thakurpukur(under construction) |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC ward | 124,125 |
| Population | |
| • Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700 063,700 061(partly) |
| Area code(s) | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Behala Purba,Behala Paschim |
Thakurpukur is a Region of South West Kolkata in Behala area of the Indian state of West Bengal. Thakurpukur is a residential regional in Kolkata. It has been rapidly developed in the last 20 years and what was a Jungle before is now an urban agglomeration in the Kolkata's South. Thakurpukur was also under the Barisha area of Sabarna Roy Choudhury's zamindari era.
Geography[]
Thakurpukur is located at 22°27′54″N 88°18′25″E / 22.465°N 88.307°E. Bounded by Joka to the south, barisha(silpara) to the north,Sarsuna and Dakshin behala to the west, Haridevpur to the east.
Administration[]
Police district[]
Thakurpukur police station is part of the South West division(Behala Division) of Kolkata Police. It is Located at 123/117, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata-700063.[4]
Behala Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South West division i.e. Sarsuna, Taratala, Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur and Haridevpur.[4]
Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.[5]
Education[]
Vivekananda College, was established at Barisha in 1950 as Barisha College, renamed Vivekananda College in 1956 and shifted to Thakurpukur in 1959. Affiliated with the University of Calcutta, it offers honours courses in Bangali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, political science, journalism & mass communications, physics, chemistry, mathematics, economics, botany, zoology, computer science, bio-chemistry and environmental science.[6]
References[]
- ^ "South 24 Parganas district".
- ^ "web.archieve.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
- ^ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
- ^ a b "Kolkata Police". South West Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph, 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Vivekananda College". VC. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links[]
Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Neighbourhoods in Kolkata