Alipore (Pron:ˌɑ:lɪˈpɔ:) is a neighbourhood in south

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, in

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, in the Indian state of

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. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north,

Bhowanipore Bhowanipore (also Bhowanipur; bn, ভবানীপুর) is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district of West Bengal, India. History In 1717, the East India Company obtained the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their ...

to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and

New Alipore New Alipore is an upscale and standard locality in Kolkata. Description Geography New Alipore is bordered on the north by the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway between Majerhat and Tollygunge stations. It is bounded by B.L. ...

to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...

South section railway line. The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI)

Purple tone from the evening sky in Kolkata

Geography

Location

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/ref> It has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 feet). Alipore area is bordered by the following roads -

AJC Bose Road Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (earlier known as Lower Circular Road) and its continuation northwards called Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road (earlier known as Upper Circular Road), are together the longest and the most important north-south ...

to the north, D L Khan Road to the East, Diamond Harbour Road to the West and Alipore Avenue to the south.

Police district

Alipore police station is part of the

South division South Division may refer to: * South Division (AFL), a division of the Arena Football League * South Division (CFL), a former division of the Canadian Football League * South Division (NAHL), a division of the North American Hockey League * South ...

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 ...

. It is located at 8, Belvadere Road, Kolkata-700027. Tollygunge Women's police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.

Transport

Alipore is connected to all parts of the city by extensive bus services. Alipore is served by the Majherhat and

railway stations on the Budge Budge section of Kolkata Suburban Railway. The

Kalighat metro station Kalighat is a station of the Kolkata Metro, located on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road at Rashbehari More, Kalighat. Construction The station Structure Kalighat is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Me ...

of the

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...

as well as the Jatin Das Park station is close to Alipore.

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