Model Town, Kolkata

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Model Town (West Bengal)
Coordinates: 22°27′45″N88°23′45″E / 22.46250°N 88.39583°E / 22.46250; 88.39583
Country India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Region Greater Kolkata
Metro Station Shahid Khudiram
Lok Sabha constituency Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sonarpur Uttar
Municipality Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700 084
Area code +91 33

Model Town is a small neighbourhood on the southern part of the E.M. Bypass at Balia in Garia, close to Kolkata, India. [1] It is a posh locality with several housing complexes. The locality is near to Garia railway station of Kolkata Suburban Railway. The premium residential complex 4 Sight Model Town is in this area.

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