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Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality of
Birati is bound by the
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
in the India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. It is close to Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) in the state of West Bengal, India. The organisation used to be known as Calcutta Metropolitan Developm ...
(KMDA).History
Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days ofLaksmikanta Roy Choudhury
Sabarna Roy Choudhury was a Zamindar family of Mughal Bengal. They controlled significant swathes of territory, including what would later become Kolkata, prior to the sale of zamindari rights in 1698 to the East India Company.
Zamindari
E ...
. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family.
Geography and locality
Birati is bound by the Jessore Road
Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It conti ...
in the East, Belgharia in the West, New Barrackpore
New Barrackpore is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata & a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the capital of Kolkata.
Geo ...
in the North and Durganagar
Durganagar area situated in the Northern Suburbs of the Kolkata Metropolitan area in the city of Kolkata on North 24 Parganas District in the state of West Bengal, India. It was named after the goddess Durga. It is a part of Kolkata urban area a ...
in the South. It also features a railway station. Its closeness to Dum Dum
Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata urban area and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Etymology
During the 19th ...
also adds 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 o ...
as a way of conveyance.
Demographics
There are many close knit communities in Birati who live among them peacefully without any atrocities. Gitanjali Park is one of them. Religion: Hindus:99.90% Muslim:0.08% Others:0.02%
Education
* rinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati. * Birati High School(Boys) * Birati Mahajati Vidyamandir(Boys) *Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir (H.S)
Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality 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
Nimta ...
* Birati Vidyalay for Boys' (H.S)
* Birati Vidyalay for Girls' (H.S)
* Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Boys'
* Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Girls'
* Uttarayan Sishu Vidyatan (Primary school)
The term Uttarāyaṇa (commonly Uttarayan) is derived from two different Sanskrit words – "uttara" (North) and "ayana" (movement) – thus indicating a semantic of the northward movement of the Sun on the celestial sphere. This movement begin ...
* Rajanikanta Shiksha Sadan (Primary School)
Transport
By air
Birati is close toNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximatel ...
.
By road
Kolkata-Siliguri highway passes through Birati. Here Belgharia express way is near from Birati. Birati also has the 237 and Birati Mini Bus which goes to Babughat and B.B.D and saltlake..By rail
Birati railway station on theSealdah–Bangaon line
The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Jessore–Khulna li ...
serves the area. Birati will soon be connected with the Noapara-Barasat Yellow Line Line 4 of Kolkata Metro. The metro station will be underneath Jessore Road at Birati More.
Notable residents
* Mihir Sen: WriterReferences
External links
* {{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area