| Watgunge | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kolkata |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kolkata |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kolkata |
| Seat Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Seat: | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Parts Type: | KMC ward |
| Parts: | 75, 76 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Total: | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 22.5483°N 88.3237°W |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kolkata Port |
Watganj or Watgunge is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Watgunge is named after Colonel Henry Watson (1737–1786), who set up the first dockyard in Bengal.[1]
Colonel Watson started building the shipbuilding docks in 1779 in the present Watgunge area.[2]
Watgunge was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.[3]
In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Watgunge.[4]
Watgunge police station is part of the Port division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 16 Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023.[5] Watgunge Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiaburuz.[5]