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Phoolbagan

Coordinates: 22°34′16″N 88°23′49″E / 22.57125°N 88.396813°E / 22.57125; 88.396813
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Phoolbagan
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Phoolbagan is located in Kolkata
Phoolbagan
Phoolbagan
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′16″N 88°23′49″E / 22.57125°N 88.396813°E / 22.57125; 88.396813
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata
Metro StationPhoolbagan and Salt Lake Stadium
(Line 2)
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards30, 31, 33, 35
Population
 • TotalFor population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700010, 700054, 700085
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBeleghata

Phoolbagan is a neighbourhood in North Central 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

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Police district

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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
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Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage