Dum Dum Explained

Dum Dum
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata, West Bengal
Coordinates:22.62°N 88.42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata Metropolitan
Subdivision Type4:Metro Station
Subdivision Type5:Railway Station
Subdivision Name5:Dum Dum Junction and Dum Dum Cantonment
Established Title:Established
Established Date: [1]
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Dum Dum Municipality[2]
Leader Title1:Chairman
Leader Name1:Sri Harendra Singh http://www.barrackpore.gov.in/HTM/sdobkp_Dum%20Dum%20Municipality.htm
Leader Title2:Vice-Chairman
Leader Name2:Sri Barun Natta http://www.barrackpore.gov.in/HTM/sdobkp_Dum%20Dum%20Municipality.htm
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Bratya Basu
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.73
Elevation M:11
Population Total:114,786
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[3] [4]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700028, 700079, 700080, 700081
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Dum Dum
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Dum Dum

Dum Dum[5] is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, also known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum.[6]

Etymology

During the 19th century the area was home to the Dum Dum Arsenal, a British Royal Artillery facility. It was here that, in the early 1890s, Captain Neville Bertie-Clay developed a bullet with the jacket cut away at the tip to reveal its soft lead core (see hollow-point bullet), known informally as a dum-dum[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] or more correctly as an expanding bullet. The previous name of Dum Dum was "Domdoma".

Some resources claim that the Persian word damdama, which means "mound" or "elevated battery," is the source of the word Dum Dum.[13]

History

In the history of Bengal, Dum Dum holds a very significant place. Dum Dum was sparsely populated before the British came there. The area was slightly elevated. On 6 February 1757, an accord was signed at Dum Dum by the Nawab of Bengal to allow the British to build forts at Calcutta, Dacca and Kashim Bazar. In 1783 a Cantonment was established at Dum Dum. Military barracks were built and civilians started coming in to provide essential services to the military personnel. A Cantonment Board was formed to provide civic amenities. On 9 February 1822, the foundation stone was blessed and laid for Saint Patrick’s Chapel.[14] On Good Friday in 1823, the chapel was dedicated and inaugurated with Irish priest M. Murphy as its chaplain. The ordnance factory was established at Dum Dum in 1846. The St. Stephens Church, a Roman Catholic Church Weslyan Chapel and a hospital for treatment of European were established in the central hub of Dum Dum Cantonment of old Dum Dum. It may be noted that both South Dum Dum Municipality and North Dum Dum Municipality were established in 1870 thereby somewhat defining administratively the different parts of an earlier undefined Dum Dum area.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Dum Dum was once a separate subdivision from 1861 to 1896. During the early years of the cantonment the British waged several imperial wars, out of which the wars in Burma, Nepal, the Deccan and Afganisthan were costly in blood and lives. Two monuments were erected to commemorate their memory. The Afghan War Memorial was built in Dum Dum in 1841 after the British lost the first Anglo-Afghan war.[19] During the 1857 disturbances the Indian sepoys posted at Dum Dum were affected and Mangal Pandey was hanged from a tree at Dum Dum (his dead body was probably hanged at both Barrackpore and Dum Dum Cantonment). Dum Dum Cantonment was closed down and the Cantonment Board was replaced by Dum Dum Municipality in 1929. The temporary set back to Dum Dum arising from abolition of the cantonment and departure of British troops, was partially made up with the shifting of Jessop & Co. from Howrah to Dum Dum in 1928 and establishment of the Gramophone Company at Dum Dum in 1929. Bengal Flying Club, established in 1920, had a small fleet of single engine moth planes. The independence movement led to the sudden development of the Central Jail, where many top leaders and more numerous unknown patriots were lodged. The old military barracks made way for multi-storied jail barracks. The environment quite often reverberated with the chanting of Vande Mataram.[15]

With the partition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhile East Pakistan."[20] In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made the East Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting (jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from the forcible occupation of barracks to the collective take-over of private, government and waste land. "This happened as early as 1948 with middle class refugees in the Jadavpur area: first on government land and then on private property, leading to violent clashes. Having won the battle, the elated squatters named their colony ‘Bijaygarh’, the Fort of Victory." By 1949, there were 40 such colonies in Jadavpur, Kasba, Santoshpur, Garia and Behala, in the south-eastern part of the city, and 65 in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone in the north. Subsequently squatters colonies also came up along the west bank of the Hooghly and by 1950, there were 150 such colonies. It has to be borne in mind that the squatters were in a way "self-settlers" in the absence of adequate official arrangements for rehabilitation. Within a very short time the refugees (quite often with government/ administrative support) not only found a place to stay but developed a society with markets, schools, temples and sometimes even colleges, hospitals and recreational centres.[21] [22] Efforts have been made in more recent years to regularise land/property rights in the refugee colonies.[23] [24] [25] [26]

Geography

Location

Dum Dum is located at .[27] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Dum Dum is bounded by North Dum Dum (municipality) on the north and partly on the west, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area on the east and South Dum Dum (municipality) on the south and partly on the west.[28]

96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.[29]

For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

Police station

Dum Dum police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Dum Dum and parts of South Dum Dum municipal areas.[30] [31]

Post Offices

Dum Dum is a vast locality with many Postal Index Numbers:

Dum Dum has a delivery head post office, with PIN 700028 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are Kumarpara and Kamalapur.[32]

Kolkata Airport has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700052 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The only other post office with the same PIN is Kendriya Vihar.[33]

Jessore Road has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700080 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The only other post office with the same PIN is Mall Road.[34]

Italgacha has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700079 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region.[35]

Demographics

Population

Per the 2011 Census of India, Dum Dum had a total population of 114,786, of which 58,566 (51%) were males and 56,220 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 8,259. The total number of literates was 97,997 (91.99% of the population over 6 years).[36] As of 2001 India census,[37] Dum Dum had a population of 102,319. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dum Dum has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 85% and female literacy is 78%. In Dum Dum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following municipalities, census towns, and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dum Dum (M), North Dum Dum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG), and Panpur (OG).[38]

Economy

Industry

The following industrial units are located in Dum Dum:

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Dum Dum municipal city covered an area of 9.23 km2. Amongst the civic amenities it had open drains. Amongst the medical facilities It had 13 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities it had 31 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, 19 senior secondary schools, 1 degree college for arts/science/commerce and 77 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 10 auditorium/ community halls, 11 public libraries and 1 reading room. Amongst the commodities manufactured were rail wagons, gun and shell and music CD. It had 6 bank branches.[45]

KMDA

Dum Dum municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.[46] [47]

Transport

NH 12 (previously NH 34) running from Dalkhola to Bakkhali, locally popular as Jessore Road, passes through Dum Dum.[48]

A large number of Buses ply along Jessore road: 3C/1, 3C/2, 30D, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 219, DN8, DN18, S10, Esplanade-Central Jail Mini, Bagbazar-Birohi, R.G.Kar-Barasat, Rajchandrapur-Saltlake white bus etc. The minor road on which bus plies is Gorabazar-Dum Dum Cantonment Road (30D).

Dum Dum Cantonment and Durganagar railway stations are on the Sealdah-Bangaon line.[49]

Travel within Dum Dum and South Dum Dum

There are a plenty of blue-yellow private buses, mini-buses and taxis, as well as a few WBTC buses in Dum Dum. Autos are plentiful and can be used for short stretches.Nagerbazar is the hub of autos where there are 4 routes originates viz:

  1. Nagerbazar – Dum Dum Junction
  2. Nagerbazar – Dum Dum Cantt
  3. Nagerbazar – Airport 1 no. gate
  4. Nagerbazar – Laketown

In addition, there are taxis: Nagerbazar and Dum Dum Airport are the largest taxi stands. The other popular means of travel over short distances is the rickshaw, newly battery operated rickshaws/e-rickshaws (locally called Totos) can also be seen.

Education

The following institutions are located in Dum Dum:

Healthcare

Hospitals:

Private Medical Facilities:

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Dum Dum Municipality. dumdummunicipality.co.in. 30 December 2019.
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  6. Web site: NSCBI Airport, Dum Dum. nscbiaiport.com. 18 Aug 2024.
  7. Web site: First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Dum-Dum Bullet. www.firstworldwar.com. 30 December 2019.
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  18. Web site: South Dum Dum Municipality . Barrackpore administration . 20 July 2018.
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  30. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 11 June 2018.
  31. Web site: Barrackpore Police Commissionerate. barrackporecitypolice.in. 15 Aug 2024.
  32. Web site: Dum Dum Post Office . postoffices.co.in . 15 Aug 2024.
  33. Web site: Kolkata Airport sub post office . postoffices.co.in . 15 Aug 2024.
  34. Web site: Jessore Road sub post office . postoffices.co.in . 15 Aug 2024.
  35. Web site: Italgacha sub post office . postoffices.co.in . 15 Aug 2024.
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  50. Web site: Sarojini Naidu College for Women. SNCW. 8 May 2018.
  51. Web site: Sarojini Naidu College for Women. College Admission. 8 May 2018.
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  53. Web site: Kendriya Vidyalaya Ordnance Factory Dum Dum . schoolmykids . 29 July 2018.
  54. Web site: Auxilium Convent School, Dum Dum. School Connects . 29 July 2018.
  55. Web site: IGMHS - Dum Dum . 2024-04-03 . dumdum.igmhs.org.
  56. Web site: History of the School St. Stephen's school . 2024-04-03 . www.ststephensschool.co.in.
  57. Web site: Dum Dum Girls' High School. 18 Aug 2024.
  58. Web site: Dum Dum Baidyanath Institution. 18 Aug 2024.
  59. Web site: Dum Dum Baidyanath Institution for Girls. 18 Aug 2024.
  60. Web site: Kamalapur Kamala Vidyapith. 18 Aug 2024.
  61. Web site: Kamalapur Kamala Balika Vidyapith. 18 Aug 2024.
  62. Web site: Dum Dum Airport Girls' High School. 18 Aug 2024.
  63. Web site: Calcutta Airport English High School. 18 Aug 2024.
  64. Web site: Dum Dum K.L.S. Hindi Vidyalaya. 18 Aug 2024.
  65. Web site: Dum Dum Bharatiya Vidyamandir. 18 Aug 2024.
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  67. Web site: Dum Dum Municipal Specialized Hospital . 19 Aug 2024 . lazoi.com.
  68. Web site: Hospital . 2024-04-03 . gandhisevasangha.org.
  69. Web site: Micropoint - Dum Dum Cantonment . 2024-04-03 . Are you ready to improve your vision? If so it is the right time to contact Dr. Ananyabrata Das, the best Lasik surgeon in Kolkata, today! Schedule an appointment at Micropoint and receive personalized treatment plans for better vision. . en.
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