Anandapur is a neighbourhood of Eastern Kolkata in the

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Geography

Police district

Anandapur police station is part of the East division of

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 757 Madurdaha, Hossainpur, Kolkata-700 107.

Economy

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, is a residential project consisting of 7 towers housing around 1,170 residential apartments. The second tallest towers in Kolkata are located 700 m from the Ruby crossing on

E.M. Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar ...

. See also -

List of tallest buildings in Kolkata This list of tallest buildings in Kolkata enumerates High-rise buildings and Skyscrapers in Kolkata. Currently Kolkata is home to around 800 completed high-rise buildings, and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42 which ...

Education

Calcutta International School Calcutta International School (or CIS) is an international school, established in the late 1953s, in Kolkata, India. It is located in 724 Anandapur, West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the ...

, an English-medium co-educational

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with

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affiliation, serves both the local and expatriate communities. Founded in 1953 at Lee Road, Kolkata, it shifted to Anandapur in 2006. * The Heritage School was established in 2001 by the Kalyan Bharati Trust. The school is affiliated to CISE,

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and

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, was established in 2001 by the Kalyan Bharati Trust. It is a private engineering college, affiliated with the

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public state university located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is funded completely by the Government of West Be ...

. It offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and M.C.A. courses. *

Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology is private college located in West Bengal, India. The college is located in eastern suburb of the city at Nazirabad, Rajpur Sonarpur. The college is approved by the AICTE and the Directorate of Technical Edu ...

, was established in 5th September, 2001. It is a private engineering college. The college is approved by the

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and the Directorate of Technical Education, and affiliated with

Healthcare

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is a 400-bed super speciality hospital.

Transport

Anandapur Main Road connects the locality with

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baza ...

and Anandapur High Road. Anandapur High Road connects the locality with Kalikapur, Adarsh Nagar and

Bantala Bantala is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area overview Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68 ...

(Choubaga).Google maps Private Bus routes starting from Anandapur are connected with several neighbourhoods - 3C/1 and 3C/2 (with

Nagerbazar Nagerbazar is a locality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Clive House is located on Rastr ...

), 18C (with

Sarsuna Sarsuna is a neighborhood in South West Kolkata. It is a part of the greater Behala region and can be reached via Chowrasta or through Barisha. It is a predominantly Bengali neighborhood, though its fast becoming a cosmopolitan place. It is bor ...

) and KB15 (with

Santragachi railway station Santragachi Junction railway station (station code: SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India. It is one of five intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata. ...

). Mini Bus routes S107 and S107/1 ply between Anandapur and

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...

. A Private Bus also runs through Anandapur (18B/1 - Nonadanga China Mandir to Dakghar).

Ballygunge Junction railway station Ballygunge Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Main line with an approximate distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. B ...

Sealdah South lines Sealdah South section consists of a set of four lines which connect the station in Kolkata with its southern suburbs and with the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and is under the ...

is the nearest railway station.

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