Garfa | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Coordinates: 22°30′10.65″N88°22′17.46″E / 22.5029583°N 88.3715167°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | Kolkata [1] [2] [3] |
Metro Station | Kavi Sukanta(under construction) |
KMC Ward | 92, 104, 105 |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700075, [4] 700078 |
Area code | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kasba and Jadavpur |
Garfa is a southern neighborhood of Kolkata, India. This area is surrounded by Haltu, Nandi bagan, Jadavpur and Kalikapur. Starting as a refugee colony within Jadavpur, Garfa is now primarily a residential area within Kolkata.
Garfa police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at Garfa Deaf and Dumb School Premises.
Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Bansdroni, Garfa, and Patuli.
Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba, Tiljala, Metiabruz, Nadial, and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except for Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The newest police stations are in Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni, and Rajabagan.
Garfa Main Road and Kalikapur Road intersects near Garfa. Buses ply along both roads. Auto rickshaws, app-based cab services such as Ola, Uber, and taxies are also available.
Dhakuria railway station and Jadavpur railway station are the nearest railway stations.
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On the cultural front, Garfa hosts some major Kali Pujas and Durga Pujas of South Kolkata.
Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.
Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international repute are located in Jadavpur.
Parnasree Pally is an upscale locality of Behala in southern Kolkata (Calcutta), India. It was included in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 1985. Translated to English, the name means "beauty of the leaves." It was earlier known as Halderbagan. The name Parnasree was coined by Late Asoke Ratan Mazumder when he became a member of the co-operative society formed for the rehabilitation of Refugees during the Partition of India in 1947.
Kasba is an upscale and standard locality of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It is situated in the southern part of the city encircled by the Sealdah South section of the Eastern Railways to the west, Dhakuria and Haltu to the south, the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to the east and the locality of Tiljala to the north.
Patuli (Baishnabghata Patuli Township) is a neighbourhood located in the southern part of East Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It constitutes a major portion of Garia. Baishnaghata Patuli Township is a World Bank–funded project on the eastern fringes of EM Bypass, currently one of the most promising area of south Kolkata. The Township is divided into a number of designated Blocks, extending both side of the busy by pass connector.
Bansdroni is a locality in South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the Kolkata Police jurisdiction.
Haltu is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. This is mainly a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Jadavpur, Nandi Bagan, Kalikapur, Dhakuria and Selimpur.
Netaji Nagar is a locality and part of South Kolkata and comes under the Jadavpur parliamentary area. It is a part of Tollygunge area. It is named after the famous freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and a statue of Bose is placed on the road which is connected to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road.
Tiljala is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India.
Badartala is a neighbourhood located in the south-western part of Kolkata city in West Bengal state of India. It is situated at the eastern bank of Hooghly River. Adjoined neighbourhoods are Rajabagan (east), Metiabruz, Akra Phatak (south). Ayub Nagar Basti, Birjunala, Bagdipara, Jeliapara, Siraj Basti are some localities (bastis) of the neighbourhood.
Rajabagan is a neighbourhood of Kolkata city in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata on the eastern bank of Hooghly river and is situated between Metiabruz (east) and Badartala (west).
Ward No. 92, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 10, covering parts of Dhakuria, Jadavpur University and Garfa neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ward No. 93, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 10, covering parts of Dhakuria (Dakshinapan), Jodhpur Park, Lake Gardens and Jadavpur neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ward No. 104, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 11, covering parts of Garfa, Haltu and Santoshpur neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ward No. 105, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 12, covering parts of Haltu and Garfa (Manasatala) neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ward No. 106, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 12, covering parts of Haltu neighbourhood in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Regent Park is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is a part of Tollygunge area.
Survey Park is a neighbourhood within the Santoshpur area of East Kolkata in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Thakurpukur is a region of South West Kolkata in Behala area of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is majorly a residential region although there are quite a few numbers of Schools, Colleges, Hospitals and Shopping Malls. This was a remote area until a few decades ago, but as a result of urbanization today it has become an urban area with all kinds of amenities. Thakurpukur was also under the Barisha area of Sabarna Roy Choudhury's zamindari era.
Haridevpur is a neighborhood of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. The area is situated off the Mahatma Gandhi Road and is a part of Behala Purba and Tollygunge assembly constituency.
Nandy Bagan or Nandi Bagan is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the Indian city of Kolkata in West Bengal. It is a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Haltu, Garfa, Jadavpur, Babu Bagan, Dhakuria, Naskarpara, Shahid Nagar, Bosepukur and Selimpur. It is traditionally an upper-middle-class neighbourhood, situated around the Nandi Bagan community playground. However, with the newly constructed Prince Anwar Shah Road connector with the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, property prices have increased in the area. The area is covered by the Garfa Police Station of the Kolkata Police Force. The Haltu Post Office serves the area.