Dakshin Behala Explained

Dakshin Behala is a locality in South West Kolkata in Behala area. It is under Kolkata Municipal Corporation and under Kolkata Police Jurisdiction.

Dakshin Behala
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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[1] [2] [3]
Subdivision Type4:Metro Station
Subdivision Name4:Thakurpukur, Sakherbazar
Seat Type:Municipal Corporation
Seat:Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Parts Type:KMC ward
Parts:125,126
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:For population see linked KMC ward page
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:22.4696°N 88.2975°W
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700 061
Area Code:+91 33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kolkata Dakshin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Behala Paschim

Location

Dakshin Behala borders Bakultala to the north and Anandanagar colony H Block to the south.

It composed of many small localities like Sastir more, Chandra Pally, Samsan Kalitala, Battala, Ghosh Para, Nator colony, Basudevpur, Basundhara Park, Sarkarhat lane(partially), Ananda Nagar, Khudiram Pally, Bakultala, Dutta'r math area etc.

Administration

The area is under the jurisdiction of Thakurpukur Police Station and Sarsuna Police Station of South West Division (Behala Division) of Kolkata Police.

The area is under 125 and 126 number ward of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Transportation

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kolkata district.
  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.