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Beniapukur
Beniapukur is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Park Circus. Etymology The name of the neighbourhood is derived from two words, ''benia'' and ''pukur''. Influential '' benias'' or merchants, particularly ''gandhabaniks'', perfume and spice traders, settled here. They had dug a tank or ''pukur'' in the area.Nair, P. Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, pp. 18-19, Oxford University Press, . History The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of Kolkata Police
Kolkata Police The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannag ... is divided into nine administrative divisions. Each division is under a Deputy Commissioner of Police. North and North Suburban Division With its divisional head office at 113, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009, the North and North Suburban Division has the following police stations: Eastern Suburban Division With its divisional head office at 105, Hem Chandra Naskar Road, Kolkata-700010, the Eastern Suburban Division has the following police stations: Central Division With its divisional head office at 138, S.N.Banerjee Road, Kolkata-700013, the Central Division has the following police stations: South Division With its divisional head office at 34, Park Street, Kolkata-700016, the South Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannagar City Police, the area in Howrah City is managed by Howrah City Police and the area in Hooghly City is managed by Chandannagar Police Commisionerate) of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, as defined under the Calcutta Police Act, 1866 and the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866. The primary functions of the forces are maintaining law and order in the city, traffic management, prevention and detection of crime and co-ordinating various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata. , Kolkata Police has eight divisions covering 79 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of . There are eight battalions of armed forces as well as specialised branches. The force also uses various modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dihi Panchannagram
Dihi Panchannagram was a group of 55 villages which the East India Company purchased in 1758 from Mir Jafar, after the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, in what is now the city of Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. These villages initially developed as suburbs of Kolkata, but now forms part of the city proper within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Background In the early years of the 18th century, Calcutta was a small settlement spread across a narrow stretch on the east bank of the Hooghly. Most of the English residences were to be found around what was then the fort in Kalikata. To its north was ''Sutanuti hat'' (cotton and yarn market), and still north lay the native area of Sutanuti. To the south, Gobindapur was a forested area. Beyond the English settlement lay Chitpur and Kalighat, and across the river lay Betor and Salkia. In 1742, the Marathas burst into Bengal, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Circus
Park Circus is a neighbourhood of Central-South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. Geography Police district Karaya police station is in the South-east division of Kolkata Police. Karaya Women police station, at the same address, has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South East Division i.e. Topsia, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Gariahat, Lake, Karaya, Rabindra Sarobar and Tiljala. Location Park Circus is flanked by Entally and Sealdah to its north, Park Street and Chowringhee to its west, Taltala to its north west, Tangra to its north east, Topsia to its east and Ballygunge to its south. It is connected to both Park Street and AJC Bose Road. Landmarks It is notable for the following landmarks: * 7-Point Crossing: One of the major crossings of Kolkata connecting Park Street, Kasai Para Lane/Kimber Street, Suhrawardy Avenue, Parama Island Flyover (Maa Flyover) and New Park Street/JBS Haldane Avenue, AJC Bose Road Flyover a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ballygunge Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 161 Ballygunge Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 of Kolkata municipal corporation. Ballygunge Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. While f .... Members of Legislative Assembly ^ by-poll Election results 2022 by-poll 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Kolkata district 1952 establishments in West Bengal Constituencies establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
