Teghoria | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.6227°N 88.4368°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Presidency |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | North 24 Parganas |
Subdivision Type4: | Metro station |
Subdivision Name4: | VIP Road (under construction) |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
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: | 700136, 700157 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91 33 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | BMC wards |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 6, 8, 9, 11 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dum Dum |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Rajarhat Gopalpur |
Teghoria is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar 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).[1]
Teghoria is divided mainly into two broad regions-one called Arjunpur and the area is the one that lies adjacent to the Teghoria Main Road, on either side of the VIP Road that connects the entire stretch from Ultadanga to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport Gate-1.
Teghoria gains its name from the myth that it was once a settlement constituted by only 3 houses ('te' meaning three and ‘ghar’ meaning house in Bengali). This place is also famous in West Bengal and Bangladesh because it houses the shrine of a human-deity, a spiritual Guru popularly hailed as 'Loknath Baba' (maybe translated as ‘People’s Lord –the Father’). The temple is popularly known as the Loknath Mandir and twice or thrice a year, thousands of devotees from near and far, throng the temple premises and fairs and street shops are set up to celebrate the religious festivals.
Recently, Teghoria has become a favourite residential site for employees of the IT sector because of its magnificent location. Rajarhat Main Road near Loknath Mandir area is very important and crowded with many Residential Flats, small & big shops and a very good & caring Pre Primary school for kids called Shining Gems Kidz School, which is the major landmark. There is Loknath Market Complex also which has many shops at inside.
Teghoria is the junction of VIP Road and Major Arterial Road (Haldiram crossing). Teghoria Main Road connects VIP Road to Rajarhat Main Road. Rajarhat Main Road starts from Jora Mandir (near Baguiati) and goes via Loknath Mandir, Chinar Park (crossing with 8-lane roadways Major Arterial Road), Athghara, Kalipark, Raigachhi to Rajarhat Chowmatha.
Being in close proximity to all major roadways that have great communication to every part of Kolkata and to all brands of lifestyle, entertainment and eateries, the place of Teghoria is calm, tranquil and an ideal residential block in Northern fringes of Kolkata. It is well accessible from Salt Lake Sector-V and the IT-hubs in New Town and most importantly, only two kilometres approximately from the Kolkata International/Domestic Airport (barely five minutes of car ride without traffic). Recently, metro railway tracks are under construction nearby and it is hoped that soon Teghoria will enjoy further faster connectivity with other parts of the metropolitan with the nearest proposed metro-station at Haldiram (around 500 metre from Teghoria VIP Road bus stand).