Garfa

Garfa
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Garfa Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°30′10.65″N88°22′17.46″E / 22.5029583°N 88.3715167°E / 22.5029583; 88.3715167
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata [1] [2] [3]
Metro Station	Kavi Sukanta
KMC Ward	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 neighborhood of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It 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.

Culture

On the cultural front, Garfa hosts some major Kali Pujas and Durga Pujas of South Kolkata.

Garfa Balak Samity Maidan (Playground)

Geography

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, Tiljala, Metiabruz, Purba Jadavpur, 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.

Transport

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.

PRIVATE BUS SERVICE

• SD4 GARFA - THAKURPUKUR
• 212 PALBAZAR - HOWRAH

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT BUS SERVICE (AVAILABLE DURING OFFICE HOURS- MONDAY to FRIDAY) TOLLYGUNJ - TECHNOPOLISH / MAHISHBATHAN - SECTOR V

JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BUS SERVICES

Educational institutions

Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.

• Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Boys' High School
• Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Girls' High School

See also

• Jadavpur
• Haltu

References

1. "Kolkata 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. "Kolkata Postal Codes".