Phoolbagan

Phoolbagan is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subhas Sarovar is one of the famous tourist attraction of Kolkata present in the locality of Phoolbagan.

Phoolbagan
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Phoolbagan
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.57125°N 88.396813°E / 22.57125; 88.396813
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata
Metro StationPhoolbagan(Under Trials) and Salt Lake Stadium(Operational)
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards30, 31, 33, 35
Population
 • TotalFor population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700010, 700054, 700085
Area code(s)+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBeleghata

Geography

Police district

Phoolbagan police station is part of the Eastern Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at P-86, CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kolkata-700 054.[1]

Ultadanga Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Suburban division i.e. Beliaghata, Entally, Maniktala, Narkeldanga, Ultadanga, Tangra and Phoolbagan.[1]

Transport
Phoolbagan metro station

Phoolbagan is the junction of CIT Road (Hem Chandra Naskar Road) and Narkeldanga Main Road (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani). EM Bypass passes along the eastern boundary of Phoolbagan. Many buses ply along these roads.[2] ‘CIT Roads’ created by CIT through congested areas in the 1930s, developed such neighbourhoods as Beliaghata, Tiljala, Kankurgachi and Phoolbagan in eastern Kolkata.[3]

Sealdah Station, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station and Bidhannagar Road railway station are located near Phoolbagan. Now with the advent of the East-West Metro Corridor (Kolkata Metro Line 2), Phoolbagan will have its own Metro stop.

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References
  1. "Kolkata Police". Eastern Suburban Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. Google maps
  3. Chaudhuri, Sukanta, "Traffic and Transport in Calcutta", in "Calcutta, The Living City" Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Page 151, First published 1990, 2005 edition, ISBN 0-19-563697-X

Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage


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