Belepole

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Belepole
Neighbourhood in Howrah
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Belepole
Location in West Bengal, India
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Belepole
Belepole (India)
Coordinates: 22°34′38″N88°18′11″E / 22.57722°N 88.30306°E / 22.57722; 88.30306
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State ..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal
District Howrah
Region Greater Kolkata
City Howrah
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  Body Howrah Municipal Corporation
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711104
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
HMC ward44
Lok Sabha constituency Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency Shibpur

Belepole is a residential locality of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is an urban sprawl which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near Shibpur. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence Kolkata is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna .

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Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Demographics

The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have Bengali as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.

Notable locations

Main occupations

The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.

Transport

Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although traffic jams are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.

Bus

Private Bus

Mini Bus

WBTC Bus

Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.

Train

Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.

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