Ekbalpur

Ekbalpur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Ekbalpur Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°32′11″N88°19′21″E / 22.536323°N 88.322454°E / 22.536323; 88.322454 Coordinates: 22°32′11″N88°19′21″E / 22.536323°N 88.322454°E / 22.536323; 88.322454
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward	78
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward page
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s)	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kolkata Port

Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

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Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the zoo at Zirat, Alipore, and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in Garden Reach. One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the 'Solah Anna', is located on Ekbalpur Road. ^[1]

Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888. ^[2]

In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Ekbalpur. ^[3]

Geography

Police district

Ekbalpur police station is part of the Port division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 38B Ekbalpur Road, Kolkata-700023. ^[4]

Watgunge Women police station, located at 16, Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiabruz. ^[4]

References

1. Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
2. Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, "Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921", in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
3. Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 15-20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
4. "Kolkata Police". Port Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

External links

Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage