East Kolkata refers to the eastern areas of the city of

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. It includes the localities of Metropolitan Township, Dhapa, Tangra,

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 ...

Topsia Topsia is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. 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 five lay across ...

Tiljala Tiljala is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. 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 t ...

, VIP Nagar,

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, Kalikapur, Mukundapur,

Ajoy Nagar Ajoy Nagar is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. Ajoy Nagar is surrounded by Santoshpur, Kalikapur, Mukundapur and Garia. Transport Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station and Satyajit Ray metro station, under construction on the Kavi ...

Panchasayar Panchasayar is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Police district Panchasayar police station is part of the East division of Kolkata Police The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two preside ...

and certain parts of

Garia Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...

like Baishnabghata-Patuli Township,

Chak Garia Chak Garia is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Garia, in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, New Garia to the south, Baishnabghata-Patuli Township to the west and Mukundapur, Nayabad to the east. It is pri ...

, Nayabad and

New Garia New Garia is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Garia, Kolkata, India. It is bounded by Chak Garia and Panchasayar to the north, Baishnabghata-Patuli and Briji to the west, Garia railway station and Kamalgazi to the south and Nayabad ...

. The northern part of East Kolkata is dominated by the townships of

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and

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. The region is characterized by well planned (regular) residential blocks and houses many of the attractions of the city.

Transport

The main road transport artery is the

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 ...

which runs from

Ultadanga Ultadanga is one of the most crowded junctions in Kolkata. The place is located at the north-eastern fringe of the city and marks the limit of Kolkata district. Prominent places in Ultadanga are Telenga Bagan and Muchi Bazar. Etymology Ultad ...

in the north to Baruipur Puratan Bazar in the south. Besides

VIP Road VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of Kolkata with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was buil ...

, Salt Lake Bypass and Major Arterial Road are also important.

Kolkata Metro Line 6 Kolkata Metro Line 6 or the Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro is an under-construction rapid transit line that will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two satellite towns Salt Lake and New Town. The lin ...

(which is under construction now) runs through East Kolkata.

Townships

East Kolkata has five major

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s which constitute the bulk of the region. These are as follows : *

* Metropolitan Township (near Chingrighata) * East Calcutta Township (at

and eastern part of Kasba) * Baishnabghata Patuli Township

IT Hub-Sector V

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n and multinational companies. A total of 1,500 companies (by April 2019) have their office space in Sector

More than 2 lakh people are employed in Sector V, Salt Lake City by 2018. The area is administered by Naba Diganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA). Sector V has a total road length of 17 km. Lack of adequate public transport is a major problem of this area. After the commissioning of Metro Line 2 (expected by March 2019) and Metro Line 6 (both lines have an intersection at Sector V Station) the situation is expected to improve. The State Government has also planned a flyover at the College More Crossing for smooth traffic movement.

Places of interest

Major places of interest in East Kolkata include * City Center in Salt Lake (Sector I) *

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in Salt Lake (Sector III) * Nicco Park in Salt Lake (Sector IV) * City Center II in New Town (Action Area II) *

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in New Town (Action Area II) * Aquatica at Kochpukur close to New Town (Action Area I) * Biswa Bangla Gate at Narkelbagan in New Town (Action Area I) * Kolkata Snow Park at Axis Mall in New Town (Action Area I) *

Nazrul Tirtha Nazrul Tirtha (''Nazrul Pilgrimage'') is a cultural and educational center dedicated to the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The center is situated in Action Area - I of New Town, Kolkata. It is only 2.50 kilometers away from Rabindra Tirtha. West ...

in New Town (Action Area I) *

Rabindra Tirtha Rabindra Tirtha Complex; ''Tagore Pilgrimage'' is a cultural center in Narkel Bagan, Action Area - I of New Town, Kolkata. It is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore. It is a project developed by the HIDCO and houses an exhibition of Tagore’s paint ...

in New Town (Action Area I) * Mother's Wax Museum in New Town (Action Area II) * Fanattic Sports Museum at Ecospace in New Town (Action Area II) * Sri Ram Mandir in New Town (Action Area II) * Sai Baba Mandir (Temple) in Mukundpur * Vedic Village in Rajarhat * Mani Square Mall close to Kankurgachi * Swabhumi-The Heritage Plaza at Kadapara close to Phoolbagan * Science City *

East Kolkata Wetlands The East Calcutta Wetlands, (22 0 27’ N 88 0 27’ E), are a complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east of the city of Calcutta (Kolkata), of West Bengal in India. The wetlands cover 125 square kilometres and include salt marsh ...

* Metro Cash and Carry at Singhbari close to Mukundapur * Metropolis Mall at

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