Phoolbagan

Phoolbagan
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Phoolbagan Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′16″N88°23′49″E / 22.57125°N 88.396813°E / 22.57125; 88.396813
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
Metro Station	Phoolbagan and Salt Lake Stadium (Line 2)
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards	30, 31, 33, 35
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700010, 700054, 700085
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Beleghata

Phoolbagan is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subhas Sarovar is one of the famous tourist attraction of Kolkata present in the locality of Phoolbagan.

Geography

750m
780yds

Phoolbagan

  

Police district

Phoolbagan police station is part of the Eastern Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at P-86, CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kolkata-700 054. ^[1]

Ultadanga Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Suburban division i.e. Beliaghata, Entally, Maniktala, Narkeldanga, Ultadanga, Tangra and Phoolbagan. ^[1]

Transport

Phoolbagan metro station

Phoolbagan is the junction of CIT Road (Hem Chandra Naskar Road) and Narkeldanga Main Road (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani). EM Bypass passes along the eastern boundary of Phoolbagan. Many buses ply along these roads. ^[2] ‘CIT Roads’ created by CIT through congested areas in the 1930s, developed such neighbourhoods as Beliaghata, Tiljala, Kankurgachi and Phoolbagan in eastern Kolkata. ^[3]

Vocational Schools

The Department of Technical Education and Skill Development, Govt of West Bengal leads in providing vocational training. other institutes like JIS University, IHM Kolkata, ISHM provide courses.

Sealdah Station, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station, Bidhannagar Road railway station and Phoolbagan metro station (Kolkata Metro Line 2) are located near Phoolbagan.

References

1. "Kolkata Police". Eastern Suburban Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
2. Google maps
3. Chaudhuri, Sukanta, "Traffic and Transport in Calcutta", in "Calcutta, The Living City" Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Page 151, First published 1990, 2005 edition, ISBN   0-19-563697-X

External links

Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage