Garia Explained

Garia
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata
Coordinates:22.4629°N 88.3968°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Bengal
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:South 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type5:Metro Station
Subdivision Name5:Gitanjali, Kavi Nazrul, Shahid Khudiram, Kavi Subhash
Seat Type:Municipal Corporation
Seat:Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality
Parts Type:KMC wards
Parts:100, 101, 109, 110, 111, 98
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700084, 700047, 700094, 700152
Area Code:+91 33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jadavpur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jadavpur and Sonarpur Uttar

Garia is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/Mukundapur in the north-east and Narendrapur/Rajpur Sonarpur in the south. It is on the banks of Adi Ganga.

Geographic location

The junction of Raja S.C.Mullick Road, N.S.C. Bose Road and Garia Main Road adjacent to Kanungo Park is known as "Garia More".

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.[1] Notable shopping malls and department stores include:

Medical facilities

Several medical institutes are found within Garia.

Education

Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here include:

In popular culture

In early 1953, the principal photography of Satyajit Ray's debut film Pather Panchali was done at Boral, which was then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata and is now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne in the dense bamboo groves near a pond in Garia.[28]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shopping areas in Kolkata . 29 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622055221/http://www.mapsofindia.com/kolkata/shopping-areas.html . 22 June 2011 . dead .
  2. http://www.kolkatamalls.com/existingmalls_next.php?id=25 Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park
  3. Web site: Big Bazaar-Garia . 28 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721153354/http://www.bengalinfoline.co.in/shopping/shopping-mall . 21 July 2011 . dead .
  4. http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/spencers-11003dce4ea444d9b858f2dd8fed4a85/ Spencers-Garia
  5. http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/spencers-express-eb40e654c6041954fbffd78e062f7779/ Spencers-Patuli
  6. Web site: Spencer's Express-Naktala . 3 October 2011 . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331221351/http://www.buzzintown.com/kolkata/locals--spencers-express/id--83481.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Proyozonio-Garia . 9 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104846/http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/proyozonio_garia_kolkata_departmental-stores-super-markets/1512200158 . 8 July 2011 . dead .
  8. http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/bizarre-bazar-d6a5940e0e74c4a3078d35b6e1413892/ Bizarre Bazar-Garia
  9. Web site: Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex . 30 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105012/http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/sonar-bangla-shopping-complex_garia_kolkata_shopping-centresmalls/1812149128 . 8 July 2011 . dead .
  10. Web site: The Apollo Clinic Clinics . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528155734/http://www.theapolloclinic.com/CorMainArticle.asp?Id=4 . 28 May 2010 . dead .
  11. http://www.banchbo.org.in Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website
  12. http://smilz.net/ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility
  13. https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/KMCHealthChestClinics.jsp KMC Chest Clinics
  14. http://csp.res.in/ Indian Centre for Space Physics
  15. Web site: Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University . 30 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213164228/http://caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/college.htm . 13 December 2010 . dead .
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110418195705/http://cssscal.org/contact_us.html Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address
  17. Web site: Seacom Marine College address . 27 April 2011 . 13 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110313171340/http://www.seacommarine.net/contact.html . dead .
  18. Web site: Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address . 27 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126120015/http://www.sammilanimahavidyalaya.org/contact.html . 26 January 2012 . dead .
  19. Web site: K.K. Das college address . 5 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625171155/http://www.kkdascollege.ac.in/contact.htm . 25 June 2011 . dead .
  20. Web site: List of Schools of Nursing . 5 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215061736/http://www.indiannursingcouncil.org/pdf/gnm-recognized-Nursing-Institution.pdf . 15 December 2017 . dead .
  21. http://www.ivws.org/ Indus Valley World School
  22. Web site: ISC schools in Kolkata . 22 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110508141228/http://www.ciscezone.com/schools/isc/kolkata/ . 8 May 2011 . dead .
  23. Web site: Techno India Group Public School Branches . 29 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110181516/http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp . 10 January 2011 . dead .
  24. Web site: Techno India Model School Branches . 29 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110181516/http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp . 10 January 2011 . dead .
  25. http://www.calcuttaweb.com/inst/schools.shtml Calcuttaweb-Schools
  26. Web site: B.D. Memorial School locations . 29 December 2010 . 11 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711165751/http://www.bdmi.org/location.php . dead .
  27. http://questionpaper.in/Schools/School.aspx?schoolNumber=4673 Garia Vidyabhavana South
  28. Web site: Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Indian Express. 6 April 2013. 2013-08-22 .

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