Mukundapur, Kolkata

For other uses, see Mukundapur (disambiguation).

Mukundapur মুকুন্দপুর
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Mukundapur tower
Mukundapur Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°29′39″N88°24′31″E / 22.494121°N 88.408516°E / 22.494121; 88.408516
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata [1] [2] [3]
Metro Station	Jyotirindra Nath Nandi(under construction) and Satyajit Ray(under construction)
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward	109
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward page
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700099 , 700100 , 700120
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jadavpur

Mukundapur is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Police district

Purba Jadavpur police station is part of the East division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 305, Mukundapur Main Road, Kolkata-700 099. ^[4]

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan. ^[5]

Economy

Metro Cash and Carry, established a branch at Kolkata in 2008 on EM Bypass. The wholesale centre serves traders, hotels, restaurants, caterers and small businesses across the city. ^[6]

Luxury Residential Properties

Mukundapur has been witnessing a property development boom. Compared with other neighbourhoods of Kolkata, prices are in the mid/higher mid range and has been going up steadily. ^[7]

Utalika Luxury ~ The Condoville and Utalika Efficiency and Comfort, an Ambuja Neotia ^[8] Luxury project is currently under construction. It is a premier luxury housing complex of more than 1000 simplex, duplex, penthouse (triplex) apartments in 6 Buildings (namely: Prathama, Dwitiya, Tritiya, Chaturthi, Panchami and Efficiency & Comfort) and 2 private ponds, at Mukundapur. The towers are 25 storied tall, having surrounded by schools like South Point School ^[9] and Birla High School at Mukundapur, institutes, hospitals, star hotels, restaurants, department stores and malls; just off EM Bypass, it is located right behind AMRI, RN Tagore and BHS Mukundapur. ^[10] The Future development zone consisting of a partly residential and partly commercial towers with facilities such as residential apartments, retail, offices, hotel, serviced apartments, club, banquets, restaurants, lounge bar, sporting and leisure facilities, time share units, spa and fitness center are also supposed to come up. ^[11]

Bengal Peerless Housing Development Company, a joint venture company of West Bengal Housing Board and Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited has already constructed Avidipta Phase I, a large complex of 1,068 apartments in 15 blocks, at Mukundapur. ^{[12] [13]} As of 2018, the company is launching Avidipta II HIG, consisting of 2 forty-six storied towers ^[14] and Avidipta II MIG (G+29). ^[15]

Transport

Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station, under construction on the Kavi Subhas-Biman Bandar route (Kolkata Metro Line 6), would serve Mukundapur, Santoshpur, Ajoy Nagar and Survey Park areas lying close to the E.M. Bypass section of the city. It has been named in honour of the Bengali writer Jyotirindranath Nandi. ^{[16] [17]} Besides Satyajit Ray metro station (named in honour of the Bengali film-director Satyajit Ray) would also serve these areas.

Commute by Car

AIRPORT

• 21 km (55 min) from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

MALLS

• 100 m (1 min) from Metro Cash & Carry
• 1 km (5 min) from Metropolis Mall
• 4 km (15 mins) from Acropolis Mall
• 5 km (20 mins) from South City Mall
• 8 km (30 mins) from Quest Mall
• 10 km (32 min) from Forum Mall
• 11 km (35 min) from Mani Square
• 13 km (40 min) from City Center-1

HOSPITALS

• 100 m (1 min) from Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences
• 100 m (1 min) from AMRI Hospital
• 100 m (1 min) from Medica Super Speciality Hospital
• 100 m (1 min) from Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya
• 2 km (10 mins) from Peerless Hospital
• 3 km (12 mins) from Ruby General Hospital
• 3.5 km (13 mins) from Fortis Hospital
• 3.2 km (13 mins) from Desun Hospital And Heart Institute
• 10 km (32 mins) from Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals
• 11 km (35 mins) from Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital

SCHOOLS

• 100 m (1 min) from Birla High School
• 200 m (2 min) from South Point School
• 3.5 km (12 min) from Calcutta International School
• 3.5 m (12 min) from The Heritage School, Kolkata
• 4 km (13 min) from Delhi Public School (DPS) Ruby Park
• 4.5 km (14 min) from Garden High School
• 5 km (20 mins) from South City International School

Healthcare

Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences

Medica Superspecialty Hospital

AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur

Mukundapur has developed as a hospital neighbourhood, with a number of varied medical facilities:

• Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, a unit of Narayana Health group, established in 2000, is a 500-bed multi-specialty hospital. ^[18]
• Apollo Hospitals launched a platform Ask Apollo to book an instant appointment online with the doctors in Kolkata at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata. It is a 510-bed hospital including a 50-bedded surgical unit. ^{[19] [20]}
• Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, established in 2010, is a 500-bed tertiary care hospital with the latest medical care facilities. ^[21]
• AMRI Hospital, earlier known as Vision Care Hospital, was established in 1962, as a 150-bed multi-speciality hospital. ^[22]
• Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, an eye hospital, was established in 1978. ^[23]

References

1. "South 24 Parganas 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 Police". East Division. KP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
5. "Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph, 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
6. "Kolkata". Metro. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
7. "Property rates in Mukundapur, Kolkata". magicbricks. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
8. https://www.ambujaneotia.com/
9. "The New Campus – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL".
10. https://bhs-mukundapur.birlahighschool.com/
11. "About Utalika".
12. "About Bengal Peerless – an Overview". Bengal Peerless. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
13. "Avidipta I". Bengal Peerless. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
14. "The Twin Towers and the Neighbourhood". Avidipta II. Bengal Peerless. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
15. "Avidipta Phase II". Bengal Peerless. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
16. "Road ahead, projects sanctioned". New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
17. "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
18. "Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences". Narayana Health. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
19. "best doctors in Kolkata". askapollo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
20. "Apollo Hospitals Kolkata". askapollo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
21. "Medical Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata". credihealth. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
22. "AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur". credihealth. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
23. "SN Kolkata". Profile of Sankara Nethralaya. Sankara Nethralaya. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

External links

Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage – it includes a list of guest houses in Mukundapur