Bantala Explained

Bantala
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata and South 24 Parganas[1] [2] [3]
Subdivision Type4:Metro Station
Subdivision Name4:Ritwik Ghatak (under construction)
Seat Type:Municipal Corporation
Seat:Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Parts Type:KMC ward
Parts:108
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:36
Population Total:For population see linked KMC ward page
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:22.5073°N 88.4591°W
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700150, 743502
Area Code:+91 33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kolkata Dakshin and Jadavpur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kasba and Bhangar

Bantala is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata.[4] [5] [6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Bantala is located at 22.5073°N 88.4591°W.

Civic administration

Police station

Kolkata Leather Complex police station is part of the East division of Kolkata Police. It is Located at Karaidanga, PO Bhojerhat-743502.[7] Kolkata Leather Complex police station was created in 2017, under South Industrial police district in South 24 Parganas district and transferred to Kolkata Police in the same year.[8] [9] Kolkata Leather Complex police station has jurisdiction over Bhangar I and Bhangar II CD blocks.[10]

Economy

Kolkata Leather Complex

Kolkata Leather Complex is an area that houses Kolkata's leather industry. It is spread over an area of 450ha. It has the capacity of developing 1,000 tonnes of hides per day. It is the second most important tanning centre in the country, accounting for about 22-25% of the tanning in the country.[11] Kolkata Leather Complex was set up following a Supreme Court directive to the city's tanneries, on 19 December 1996, to shift to Bantala. It was formally inaugurated on 30 July 2005.[12]

Information Technology

Bantala IT SEZ is spread over 130 acres. CTS operates from a 20-acre campus.[13] [14]

Transport

Basanti Highway (part of State Highway 3) is the artery of the area. The road is connected with EM Bypass at Dhapa.[15]

Bus

Private Bus

CTC Bus

Bus Route Without Number

Train

Park Circus railway station on Sealdah South lines is the nearest railway station.

Notes and References

  1. News: South 24 Parganas.
  2. News: Electors Details As On 30-10-2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529011629/http://www.s24pgs.gov.in/election/doc/electors%20details.pdf. 2013-05-29.
  3. News: KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas . Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  5. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory . Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 5 December 2019.
  6. Web site: District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas . Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 . Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Kolkata Police . East Division . KP . 21 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330092806/http://kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=11&Division=F . 30 March 2018 . dead .
  8. Web site: Three new police districts to be set up . The Asian Age, 21 February 2017. 4 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Leather Complex Police Station to come under Kolkata Police . The Indian Express, 5 March 2017. 4 April 2018.
  10. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas . Table No. 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 18 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  11. Web site: Leather Industry in West Bengal . WBIDC . 21 March 2018 . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024143415/http://wbidc.com/images/pdf/Leather-and-Leather-Products.pdf . dead .
  12. Web site: Bantala – Kolkata Leather Complex . Dhapa. 21 March 2018.
  13. Web site: A bumpy road to Bantala office . The Times of India, 28 June 2012. 21 March 2018.
  14. Web site: Bantala SEZ is open for Infosys: Bengal government . The Economic Times, 7 March 2017. 21 March 2018.
  15. Google maps

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