Santoshpur, Garden Reach

Santoshpur
Neighbourhood
Santoshpur Rd, Bidhangarh
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Coordinates: 22°32′03″N88°16′15″E / 22.5342°N 88.2707°E / 22.5342; 88.2707
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	South 24 Parganas [1] [2]
Region	Greater Kolkata
Kolkata Suburban Railway	Santoshpur railway station
Wards [3]	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Maheshtala Municipality
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700018, 700024, 700066
Telephone code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Metiaburuz

Santoshpur is a locality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of greater Garden Reach region. ^[4] It is also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). ^{[5] [6]}

Geography

Location

750m
780yds

Santoshpur

  

Santoshpur, located in the south-western fringes of Kolkata, is bounded by Metiabruz in the north, Garden Reach in the north east, Maheshtala in the south and Hooghly River in the west. ^[7]

Santoshpur is a part of the greater Garden Reach region which is composed of Panchur Mauza and Makalhati Mauza. ^{[8] [9]} The two mauzas are under Metiaburuz Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district. Localities within Santoshpur include Rabindra Nagar, Dutta Bagan, Panchur, Bidhangarh, Santoshpur Co-operative Society, Dakshinee Housing Estate, Kankhuly Peerdanga, Ghoshpara, Gulzar Bagh, Halder Para, Padirhati, Ramdashati, Shantinagar, Kalinagar, Paharpur. ^[7]

Garden Reach Water Works

• Garden Reach Water Works is a water treatment plant having a capacity of 210 MGD under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation which supplies filtered water to entire South Kolkata. ^{[10] [11]} It is located at Santoshpur, Bidhangarh. ^{[12] [13]}

Police station

Rabindranagar Police station

The area is served by the Rabindranagar Police station covering an area of 6 km² (2.3 sq mi). ^{[14] [15]}

Post office

Garden Reach has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700024 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are T.G Road and K.C Mills. ^[16]

Bartala has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700018 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post office with the same PIN is Rabindra Nagar. ^[17]

Bidhangarh has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700066 in the Kolkata South Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. ^[18]

Economy

Santoshpur Industrial Estate

• Santoshpur Industrial Estate is a modern integrated readymade garment complex located at CMD Rd, Kalinagar, Bidhangarh. ^[19]

• Readymade Garments manufacturing at Metiabruz - Santoshpur area. ^[20]

Education

The following institutions are located in the Santoshpur - Garden Reach area:

• Panchur College was established in the year 2008 for providing higher education to the minority inhabitants of Metiabruz - Santoshpur. It is situated at Santoshpur, Bidhangarh near Santoshpur-Bartala Link Rd. ^[21]
• Al-Ameen Mission, Panchur, established in 2007, is a premier educational institute to empower poor and backward minority section through education. It is situated at Santoshpur, Bidhangarh near Santoshpur-Bartala Link Rd. ^[22]
• Panchur High School, established in 1973, is a Bengali medium higher secondary school at Panchur, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[23]
• Akra Shaktigarh Rabindra Vidyapith, established in 1958, is a co-educational higher secondary school at Rabindra Nagar, P.O Bartala. ^[24]
• Rabindra Balika Vidyapith, established in 1961, is a reputed girls higher secondary school at Rabindra Nagar, P.O Bartala. ^[25]
• Kankhuly High School, established in 1954, is a Bengali medium boys higher secondary school at Kankhuly Peerdanga, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[26]
• Kankhuly Girls High School, established in 1958, is a girls higher secondary school at Kankhuly Peerdanga, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[27]
• Santoshpur Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya For Girls, established in 1959, is a girls higher secondary school at Santoshpur, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[28]
• Hridaynath Kayal Vidyapith, established in 1972, is a secondary school at Ramdashati, P.O Garden Reach. ^[29]
• Birla Bharati, established in 2001, is a co-educational higher secondary school affiliated to CBSE Board. It is located at Santoshpur New Rd, Near Nature Park, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[30]
• All Saints High School, established in 1998, is a co-educational higher secondary school at Rabindra Nagar, P.O Bartala. ^[31]
• Nalanda English Medium School, established in 2000, is a co-educational higher secondary school at South Bidhangarh, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[32]
• St. Mathew Convent School, established in 2006, is a co-educational secondary school at Santoshpur New Rd, P.O Bidhangarh. ^[33]

Transport

Road

Santoshpur Road is the main road in this area which connects Taratala Rd near Nature Park. ^[34] Several buses ply on Santoshpur Rd are:

• 12AD Akra Phatak - Howrah Station
• S-46 Rabindra Nagar - Karunamoyee (Salt Lake)
• S-63 Metiabruz - Behala 14 No. Bus Terminus
• SD-27 Akra Phatak - Dostipur

Auto services are available towards Taratala, Bartala Rail Line More, Bandhabartala, Haziratan Hati Park, Akra Phatak, Mollargate and Dakghar (via Kankhuli Amlitala). Another new auto service has started from Nature Park to Santoshpur near Nature Park Out Post. ^[35]

Railway

Santoshpur railway station

Santoshpur railway station on the Budge Budge Branch line is situated near Santoshpur Road, Bidhangarh. ^[36]

See also

• Garden Reach
• Nature Park of India

References

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25. "Rabindra Balika Vidyapith" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
26. "Pincode of Kankhuly High School Bidhangarh Kolkata" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
27. "Kankhuly Girls High School" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
28. "Pincode of New Santoshpur Road Shyamaprasad Balika Vidyalaya Bidhangarh Kolkata" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
29. "Hridaynath Kayal Vidyapith" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
30. "Birla Bharati" . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
31. "All Saints High School" . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
32. "Nalanda English Medium School" . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
33. "St. Mathew Convent School" . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
34. "Pincode of TARATALA SANTOSHPUR ROAD BIDHANGARH KOLKATA". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
35. "Pincode of BRACE BRIDGE NATURE PARK KOLKATA". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
36. "Santoshpur station live status of trains". erail.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

External links

• Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage