This article needs additional citations for verification .(October 2016) |
Belgachia | |
---|---|
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Coordinates: 22°36′N88°23′E / 22.600°N 88.383°E Coordinates: 22°36′N88°23′E / 22.600°N 88.383°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | Kolkata |
Metro Station | Belgachia |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
KMC wards | 3, 5 |
Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward pages |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700037 |
Area code(s) | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kashipur Belgachhia |
Belgachia is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Belgachia was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch. [1] [2] [3]
Khudiram Bose Road (part of Jessore Road) passes through Belgachia. It is connected to Tala, Paikpara and Northern Avenue via Manmatha Dutta Road-Tara Shankar Sarani and JK Mitra Road-Raja Manindra Road. Many buses ply along these roads. There is also Belgachia CTC (WBTC) Depot on Khudiram Bose Road. [4]
Belgachia is connected to Shyambazar via Belgachia Rail Overbridge. Earlier there was a tram service up to Belgachia, but now tram tracks are removed and tram service is shut down since 2019, due to the excessive pressure on the Belgachia Rail Overbridge. [5]
Kolkata railway station is located here, which is one of the 5 major railway hub stations of Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
Belgachia metro station is the nearest metro station of Kolkata Metro.
Shree Digambar Jain Pareswanath Temple is considered one of the most sacred Jain temple of worship in Kolkata. [6] This temple was built in 1914 by Jawahar Lal, father of Lalji Agarwal wealthy man of burra bazaar and belongs to Diagambar sect of Jainism. This Nagar style temple, with ornamental pillars and sculptures copied from the old Jain temples and caves, casts its shadow in the adjoining tank. The temple is surrounded by four gardens. An 81 feet high Manastambha (Pillar of Pride) with white marble is one of the major attraction of this temple. This temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha, the twenty-third tirthakar of Jainism. The temple also has a dharamshala equipped with modern facilities. [7] [8]
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital near Belgachia is one of the five government medical colleges and hospitals in Kolkata. The medical college is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and offers undergraduate and post graduate courses. [9] The hospital has 1,200 beds. [10] With the broad vision of taking medical education beyond the limited sphere of the colonial rulers, Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar and other eminent personalities of the period established the Calcutta School of Medicine in 1886. It had its own building in 1902. It was amalgamated, in 1904, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which was founded in 1895. Belgachia Medical College, was formally inaugurated in 1916 by Lord Carmichael, the first governor of Bengal, after annulment of the Partition of Bengal (1905). In 1919, the University of Calcutta granted it affiliation for the MB course. As Lord Carmichael played a leading role in the development, the college was named after him. In 1948, the college was renamed after its founder and in 1958, it was taken over by the Government of West Bengal. [11] [12] In 2017, R. G. Kar Medical College was ranked 11th among medical colleges in India by India Today . [13]
Tamluk is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purba Medinipur district. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present-day Tamluk is the site of the ancient city variously known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti. The present town is located on the banks of the Rupnarayan River close to the Bay of Bengal.
Hooghly district is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Bengali film industry, known as Tollywood.
Bhowanipore or Bhowanipur (ভবানীপুর) is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata,, in West Bengal, India.
Mohammed Salim is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was inducted in the politburo of CPI(M) in the 21st party congress organised at Visakhapatnam in 2015. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha, representing Raiganj constituency. Earlier, he was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Calcutta North East constituency of West Bengal. After delimitation, in the 2009 Lok Sabha election Salim contested the new Calcutta North constituency, and lost to Sudip Bandyopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress.
Shyambazar is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as Sutanuti. and the popularity of shyambazer five point crossing is for The Statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Bowbazar is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Rajabazar is a locality in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is located in North Kolkata, between CIT Road and APC Road. The locality has grown around Narkeldanaga Main Road, now renamed as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani, which acts as a connector between CIT Road and APC Road. Thus, Rajabazar can be said to be located between Maniktala, Narkeldanga and Sealdah.
Kalchini is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Belgachia East was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Belgachia West was an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jorabagan was an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bowbazar was an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Taltola was an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.
Onda is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a government owned medical college and hospital in Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency (Swaraj) in medical education and services in the colonial era. It was under University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003. R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital completed 100 years of its service in 2016. This college is a co-educational institution that is recognized by the MCI and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Shashi Panja is an medical practitioner and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister for the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare of the Government of West Bengal.
Lalit Mohan Banerjee was an Indian surgeon, medical academic and the first medical professional to receive the degree of Master of Surgery from the University of Calcutta. He was a professor of surgery at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital of the Calcutta University and the personal surgeon to the President of India. He was one of the founders of the Association of Surgeons of India and was its third president (1941–1942). It was during this period, he had an opportunity to operate on Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet and Nobel Laureate. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1955, for his contributions to medical science. A road in Sodepur has been named after him as Dr. L. M. Banerjee Road'.