Barisha, Kolkata

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Barisha
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°29′05″N88°18′49″E / 22.484847°N 88.313686°E / 22.484847; 88.313686
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
District South 24 Parganas [1] [2] [3]
Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards 123, 124, 125, 126
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700008,700063
Area code +91 33
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency Behala Paschim and Behala Purba

Barisha is a residential and very old locality of South 24 Parganas district in Kolkata West Bengal, India. It is under Behala area and divided as Paschim Barisha and Purba Barisha.

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Location

Barisha is situated in the southwest of Kolkata about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the city centre Esplanade. The Barisha area is composed of Behala Chowrasta, Janakalyan, Silpara, Sakherbazar and Thakurpukur.

The area borders Behala Manton towards north, Joka towards south, Sarsuna and Dakshin Behala toward West, and Haridevpur, Siriti, Tollygunge towards east.

Durga puja in Barisha

There are several clubs in and around Barisha that organize Durga Puja every year. Barisha Club in Santosh Roy Road, [4] [5] State Bank Park Sarbojonin near Thakurpukur, [6] Barisha Jagrihi Women’s Welfare Association [7] etc are some of the clubs that organize Durga Puja. Durga Puja held at the home of the Saborno Roy Chowdhury family is one of the oldest Durga Pujas being performed in India every year. [8]

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References

  1. "South 24 Parganas district".
  2. "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
  3. "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
  4. "Renowned Club in Kolkata". Barisha Club. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. "Say no to war: Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata aims to promote peace and harmony". India Today. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. "Idol based on child's sketch to be preserved in Thakurpukur". The Telegraph Online. 15 October 2024.
  7. "Meanings of Welfare", Charity in Saudi Arabia, Cambridge University Press, pp. 39–120, 28 July 2022, retrieved 20 October 2024
  8. MP, Team (19 September 2022). "City's oldest Puja of Sabarna Roy Chowdhury to enter its 413rd year". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 20 October 2024.