Dunlop, Kolkata Explained

Dunlop
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Baranagar
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.6522°N 88.3769°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas[1]
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata Metropolitan[2]
Subdivision Type4:Railway station
Subdivision Name4:Baranagar Road
Subdivision Type5:Metro station
Subdivision Name5:Baranagar
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Baranagar Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:12
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Demographics1 Title2:Literacy rate
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700108[3]
Area Code:+91 33[4]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:WB-23, WB-24[5]
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Dum Dum
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Baranagar[6]

Dunlop (Bengali: ডানলপ) is a neighbourhood in Baranagar of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.[7]

Location

The boundary of Dunlop is :- in the east – the Rail line from Sealdah towards Dankuni and Baruipara; in the west – Dakshineswar and Hooghly river; in the north – Kamarhati and Belgharia and in the south – Alambazar, Baranagar Bazar and Bonhooghly. Dakshineswar Kali Temple lies just a quarter of a mile from this place.

Transport

Road

B.T. Road (part of both SH 1 and SH 2) passes through Dunlop.[8] Belghoria Expressway also passes through Dunlop. "Dunlop Crossing" (B.T. Road, Gopal Lal Tagore Road and PWD Road Junction) is one of the largest crossings near Kolkata which connects Kolkata with Northern suburban areas and Howrah, Hooghly.[9] [10] [11]

Shahid Bhagat Singh Flyover (Dunlop Bridge) connects B.T. Road (Saket Nagar) with PWD Road (Ashokgarh). It has easened smooth passing of the light vehicles at Dunlop Crossing. The flyover was opened on 8 October 2012.[12]

Railways

Baranagar Road railway station is situated at Dunlop. It is a Kolkata suburban railway station. It is one of the oldest railway station. Sealdah - Dankuni line's trains pass through this station.[13]

Metro railways

The extension of Kolkata Metro Line 1 from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar was sanctioned in 2010–11. It was extended up to Noapara in 2013. The subsequent work was held up because of the encroachments on railway land. The Baranagar metro station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 and commercial metro services were started on the following day .[14] [15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of North 24 Parganas district. 21 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Centre shows urgency in TMC-ruled West Bengal; clears projects. m.tribuneindia.com. Singh. Ravi S. 5 June 2019. 21 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Pin Code of Dunlop.
  4. Web site: India Dial Codes. dialcode.org.
  5. Web site: REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE. 19 November 2019. transport.wb.gov.in.
  6. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 19 November 2019 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  7. Web site: Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. kmdaonline.org. 21 November 2019. 3 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203053719/http://kmdaonline.org/home/ws_sector_info. dead.
  8. Google maps
  9. Web site: Bus route . The Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd. . 3 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818063620/http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ . 18 August 2018 . dead .
  10. Web site: Bus Services.
  11. Web site: 1 to 259 – Kolkata Private Buses. sites.google.com.
  12. Web site: Dunlop Flyover.
  13. Web site: BARN/Baranagar Road railway station. India Rail Info. 25 October 2019.
  14. Web site: Dakshineswar Metro by 2019 Pujas: says Chairman, Railway Board . Rail News 6 March 2018 . 24 July 2018.
  15. Web site: Land cloud over Dakshineswar Metro set to lift . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063658/https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/land-cloud-over-dakshineswar-metro-set-to-lift-178182 . dead . 25 July 2018 . The Telegraph, 13 October 2017 . 24 July 2018.
  16. Web site: Dakshineswar won't feature in Metro map by December 2019 . The Times of India, 14 October 2017. 24 July 2018.