New Alipore Explained

New Alipore
Native Name:নিউ আলীপুর
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata
Coordinates:22.51°N 88.32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Kolkata
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata
Subdivision Type4:Railway stations
Subdivision Name4:New Alipore railway station and Majerhat railway station
Subdivision Type5:Metro Station
Subdivision Name5:Majerhat and Taratala
Seat Type:Municipal Corporation
Seat:Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Parts Type:KMC ward
Parts:81, 118, 119
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:15
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700053,700038
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kolkata Dakshin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rashbehari and Behala Paschim

New Alipore is an upscale and standard locality of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Description

Geography

New Alipore is bordered on the north by the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway between Majerhat and Tollygunge stations. It is bounded by B.L. Saha Road (Chetla) to the east, Diamond Harbour Road to the west and by Behala to the south.

History

New Alipore was created as a planned residential suburb of Kolkata by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority in the 1950s to house the burgeoning population of the city.

New Alipore was already the location of the India Government Mint, built in the 1930s. Next to the mint lies the Centenary Port Trust Hospital, built in 1971.[1]

Transport

New Alipore has two railway stations, New Alipore railway station and Majerhat railway station on the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and Kolkata Circular Railway.[2]

New Alipore is connected to all parts of the city by extensive bus services. The Diamond Harbour Road is part of NH 117. The erstwhile Kalighat Falta Railway (KFR) has been dismantled and the space reclaimed. The stretch where once the tracks lay is now the James Long Sarani. This road runs parallel to the Diamond Harbour Road and through Behala and Thakurpukur.

Police district

New Alipore is served by New Alipore police station: it is part of the South division of Kolkata Police. Tollygunge Women's police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division.

Institutions

There are many renowned educational institutions in New Alipore : New Alipore College, NAAC accredited "A" grade college, PRADCOMM EDUCATION CENTRE, St. Joseph & Mary's School, St. Thomas Institution, Moople - Institute of Animation and Design, Dream Institute of Technology, CMC Computer education Centre, National Institute of Information Technology, IMEI Kolkata, CADD Centre, P C Chandra College, Ruprit Educare, Digital WebGurukul, Professional Institute of Wellness Studies & Research, SIP ABACUS New Alipore, TALLY ACADEMY-NEW ALIPORE, MiraTech Solutions,

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bandyopadhyay . Tathagata . Kolkata Port Trust . Raghuram . G. . Sharma . Yashoverman . Shukla . Niraja . 2010 . Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad . 978-1-5264-4005-1 . London. 10.4135/9781526440051 .
  2. Thorner . Daniel . February 1955 . The Pattern of Railway Development in India . The Far Eastern Quarterly . 14 . 2 . 201–216 . 10.2307/2941731 . 2941731 . 162784634 . 0363-6917.