Santoshpur, Garden Reach
Santoshpur | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Santoshpur Rd, Bidhangarh | |
  Santoshpur Location in Kolkata  Santoshpur Santoshpur (West Bengal)  Santoshpur Santoshpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′30″N 88°16′05″E / 22.54167°N 88.26806°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas[1] |
| Region | Greater Kolkata[2] |
| Kolkata Suburban Railway | Santoshpur railway station |
| Wards | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Maheshtala Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700018, 700024, 700066 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Metiaburuz |
Santoshpur is a locality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3] It is a part of greater Garden Reach region.[4]
Geography
[edit]Location
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Santoshpur, located in the south-western fringes of Kolkata, is bounded by Metiabruz in the North, Garden Reach in the North-East, Maheshtala in the South and Hooghly River in the West.[5]
Santoshpur is a part of the greater Garden Reach region which is composed of Panchur Mauza and Makalhati Mauza.[6][7] Localities within Santoshpur include Rabindra Nagar, Dutta Bagan, Panchur, Bidhangarh, Santoshpur Co-operative society, Gulzar Bagh, Halder Para, Padirhati, Ramdashati, Badamtala, Shantinagar, Kalinagar and Paharpur.[5]
Police station
[edit]The area is served by the Rabindranagar Police station covering an area of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi).[8][9]
Post office
[edit]Garden Reach has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700024 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are T.G Road and K.C Mills.[10]
Bartala has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700018 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post office with the same PIN is Rabindra Nagar.[11]
Bidhangarh has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700066 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region.[12]
Economy
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- Santoshpur Industrial Estate is a modern integrated readymade garment complex located at CMD Rd, Kalinagar, Bidhangarh.[13]
- Garden Reach Water Works is a water treatment plant having a capacity of 210 MGD under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation which supplies filtered water to entire South Kolkata.[14] It is located at Bidhangarh near Nature Park.[15][16]
Education
[edit]The following institutions are located in the Santoshpur - Garden Reach area:
- Panchur College was established in 2008 at Santoshpur near Santoshpur-Bartala Link Rd. Being one of the youngest colleges in the state of West Bengal, it has recently completed sixteen years of dedicated service towards education among the student community. From the time of its establishment, it has been trying to fulfil the requirements of higher education in the predominantly minority inhabited locality of Metiabruz - Santoshpur - Maheshtala.[17]
- Panchur High School, established in 1973, is a Bengali medium higher secondary school at Panchur, P.O Bidhangarh.[18]
- Akra Shaktigarh Rabindra Vidyapith, established in 1958, is a Bengali and English medium higher secondary at Rabindra Nagar, P.O Bartala.[19]
- Rabindra Balika Vidyapith was established in 1961 as a junior high school with the noble view to cater quality education to the girl students of the locality. It is a girls higher secondary school at Rabindra Nagar, P.O Bartala.[20]
- Kankhuly High School, established in 1954, is a Bengali medium boys higher secondary school at Kankhuly Peerdanga, P.O Bidhangarh.[21]
- Kankhuly Girls High School, established in 1958, is a Bengali medium girls higher secondary at Kankhuly Peerdanga, P.O Bidhangarh.[22]
- Santoshpur Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya For Girls, established in 1959, is a girls higher secondary school at Santoshpur, P.O Bidhangarh.[23]
- Hridaynath Kayal Vidyapith, established in 1972, is a secondary school at Ramdashati, P.O Garden Reach.[24]
- Birla Bharati, established in 2001, is a co-educational higher secondary school affiliated to CBSE Board. It is located at Santoshpur New Rd, Near Nature Park, P.O Bidhangarh.[25]
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]Santoshpur Road is the main road in this area which connects Taratala Rd near Nature Park.[26] Several buses ply on Santoshpur Rd are:
- 12AD Akra Phatak - Howrah Station
- S-46 Rabindra Nagar - Karunamoyee (Salt Lake)
- S-63 Metiabruz - Behala 14 No. Bus Terminus
- SD-27 Akra Phatak - Dostipur
Auto services are available towards Taratala, Bartala Rail Line More, Bandhabartala, Haziratan Hati Park, Akra Phatak, Mollargate and Dakghar (via Kankhuli Amlitala). Another new auto service has started from Nature Park to Santoshpur near Nature Park Out Post.[27]
Railway
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Santoshpur railway station on the Budge Budge Branch line is situated near Santoshpur Road, Bidhangarh.[28][29]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "South 24 Parganas". s24pgs.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map". KMDA. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". KMDA. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pincode of GARDEN REACH WATER WORKS PHASE I TO VI BIDHANGARH KOLKATA". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Map of Panchur Mauza". mapsofindia. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Makalhati Mauza". mapsofindia. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Rabindranagar Police station". diamondharbourpolice.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "HC directs Rabindranagar & Garden Reach PS to maintain strict vigil". Millennium Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Garden Reach Post office". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Bartala Post office". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Bidhangarh Post office". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "List of Industrial Commercial Estates under The WBSIDCL". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "More supply from Garden Reach to end south Kolkata water woes". The Times of India. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "KMC finally acquires Garden Reach land for water treatment plant". The Times of India. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Water stations". The Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Panchur College". panchurcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Panchur High School". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Akra Shaktigarh Rabindra Vidyapith". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Rabindra Balika Vidyapith". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pincode of Kankhuly High School Bidhangarh Kolkata". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Kankhuly Girls High School". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pincode of New Santoshpur Road Shyamaprasad Balika Vidyalaya Bidhangarh Kolkata". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Hridaynath Kayal Vidyapith". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Birla Bharati". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pincode of TARATALA SANTOSHPUR ROAD BIDHANGARH KOLKATA". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pincode of BRACE BRIDGE NATURE PARK KOLKATA". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Santoshpur railway station". wikiwand. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Santoshpur station live status of trains". erail.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
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Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
