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1 Geography  



1.1  Area overview  





1.2  Location  







2 Civic administration  



2.1  Police station  







3 Economy  



3.1  Kolkata Leather Complex  





3.2  Information Technology  







4 Transport  



4.1  Bus  



4.1.1  Private Bus  





4.1.2  CTC Bus  





4.1.3  Bus Route Without Number  







4.2  Train  







5 References  





6 External links  














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Coordinates: 22°3026N 88°2733E / 22.507343°N 88.459054°E / 22.507343; 88.459054
 

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Bantala
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Cognizant's delivery centre, Bantala
Cognizant's delivery centre, Bantala
Bantala is located in Kolkata
Bantala

Bantala

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°30′26N 88°27′33E / 22.507343°N 88.459054°E / 22.507343; 88.459054

Country

 India

State

West Bengal

City

Kolkata

District

Kolkata and South 24 Parganas[1][2][3]

Metro Station

Ritwik Ghatak (under construction)

Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

KMC ward

108

Elevation

36 ft (11 m)

Population

 • Total

For population see linked KMC ward page

Time zone

UTC+5:30 (IST)

PIN

700150, 743502

Area code

+91 33

Lok Sabha constituency

Kolkata Dakshin and Jadavpur

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Kasba and Bhangar

Bantala is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian stateofWest Bengal.

Geography[edit]

Map

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5miles

Harinavi

N

Harinavi (N)

Jirongachhi

R

Jirongachhi (R)

Nalmuri

R

Nalmuri (R)

Uttar Kasipur

R

Uttar Kasipur (R)

Bantala

R

Gobindapur

CT

Gobindapur, Bhangar (CT)

Bhangar Raghunathpur

CT

Bhangar Raghunathpur (CT)

Maricha

CT

Maricha, Bhangar (CT)

Subhashgram

N

Subhashgram (N)

Narendrapur

N

Narendrapur (N)

Rajpur Sonarpur

M

Rajpur Sonarpur (M)

Sahebpur

CT

Sahebpur (CT)

Chak Baria

CT

Chak Baria (CT)

Kalikapur

CT

Kalikapur, Sonarpur (CT)

Bidyadharpur

CT

Bidyadharpur (CT)

Ramchandrapur

CT

Ramchandrapur, Sonarpur (CT)

Danga

CT

Danga, Sonarpur (CT)

Radhanagar

CT

Radhanagar, Sonarpur (CT)

  

Cities and towns in the northern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Sonarpur, Bhangar I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview[edit]

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata.[4][5][6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location[edit]

Bantala is located at 22°30′26N 88°27′33E / 22.507343°N 88.459054°E / 22.507343; 88.459054.

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

Kolkata Leather Complex police station is part of the East divisionofKolkata Police. It is Located at Karaidanga, PO Bhojerhat-743502.[7] Kolkata Leather Complex police station was created in 2017, under South Industrial police district in South 24 Parganas district and transferred to Kolkata Police in the same year.[8][9] Kolkata Leather Complex police station has jurisdiction over Bhangar I and Bhangar II CD blocks.[10]

Economy[edit]

Kolkata Leather Complex[edit]

Kolkata Leather Complex is an area that houses Kolkata's leather industry. It is spread over an area of 450 hectares (4.5 km2). It has the capacity of developing 1,000 tonnes of hides per day. It is the second most important tanning centre in the country, accounting for about 22-25% of the tanning in the country.[11] Kolkata Leather Complex was set up following a Supreme Court directive to the city's tanneries, on 19 December 1996, to shift to Bantala. It was formally inaugurated on 30 July 2005.[12]

Information Technology[edit]

Bantala IT SEZ is spread over 130 acres. CTS operates from a 20-acre campus.[13][14]

Transport[edit]

Basanti Highway (part of State Highway 3) is the artery of the area. The road is connected with EM BypassatDhapa.[15]

Bus[edit]

Private Bus[edit]

CTC Bus[edit]

Bus Route Without Number[edit]

Train[edit]

Park Circus railway stationonSealdah South lines is the nearest railway station.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South 24 Parganas".
  • ^ "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
  • ^ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
  • ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  • ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  • ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  • ^ "Kolkata Police". East Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  • ^ "Three new police districts to be set up". The Asian Age, 21 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  • ^ "Leather Complex Police Station to come under Kolkata Police". The Indian Express, 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  • ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  • ^ "Leather Industry in West Bengal" (PDF). WBIDC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  • ^ "Bantala – Kolkata Leather Complex". Dhapa. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  • ^ "A bumpy road to Bantala office". The Times of India, 28 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  • ^ "Bantala SEZ is open for Infosys: Bengal government". The Economic Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  • ^ Google maps
  • External links[edit]

    Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage

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