Lake Terrace, Basirhat

Lake Terrace
Neighbourhood
Lake Terrace, Basirhat City
Coordinates: 22°39′39″N88°52′09″E / 22.66083°N 88.86917°E / 22.66083; 88.86917
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency division
District	North 24 Parganas district
Railway Station	Basirhat railway station
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Basirhat Municipality
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,450
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Literacy
• Literacy rate	99.6%
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743411
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Basirhat Dakshin

Lake Terrace is a neighborhood of the city of Basirhat in the Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district. Its a prominent residential locality. It falls under the jurisdiction of Basirhat Municipal Authority. ^[1]

Overview

Basirhat Lake Terrace area is one of the busiest neighborhood of Basirhat. It includes the area of S.N. Banerjee Road, Rabindra Bhaban Chowmatha, Lake View Park (SurjaKanta park) and Kabi Bhujanga Dhar Road. Byampith Pathagar, which is also known as Lake Terrace Durga Puja, which is quite famous pujo committee of Basirhat due to its location. ^[2] Freedom fighter Dinesh Chandra Majumder established Byampith Pathagar in 1931. ^[3] During Durga Puja, people basically the young generation hangs out in Lake View Park, creating a adda zone (Casual hangout zone). Rabindra Bhaban also located in the Lake Terrace area, where all cultural activities such as art exhibition, dance competition, concerts usually happen. ^[4]

Civic Administration

Post Office

Lake Terrace has a delivery sub post office located in the Basirhat Bazar area with the PIN of 743411. ^[5]

Police station

Lake Terrace area falls under Basirhat police station, which operates under the jurisdiction of Basirhat Police District. ^[6]

References

1. "About Basirhat Municipality". Basirhat Municipality. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
2. "Basirhat's Durga Puja and Themed Pandal Design". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). October 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
3. "বসিরহাটের ইতিহাস: দিনেশচন্দ্র মজুমদার এবং তাঁর অবদান" [History of Basirhat: Dinesh Chandra Majumder and His Contributions]. Boisoi (in Bengali). October 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
4. "The repair and renovation work of Rabindra Bhawan is underway". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
5. "Pin Code of Basirhat Bazar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal". Pincode.net.in. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
6. "Basirhat Police District". West Bengal Police. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2025.^{[ permanent dead link ]}