Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of
South Kolkata
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in
Kolkata district
Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Kolkata.
History
Long before the British came to India, the ''zamindari'' (land lordship) of all lands from Barisha to ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
History
Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the
zoo
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The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...
at Zirat,
Alipore
Alipore (Pron:ˌɑ:lɪˈpɔ:) is a neighbourhood in south Kolkata, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New ...
, and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in
Garden Reach
Garden Reach is a neighbourhood of the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata near the bank of the Hooghly River. . One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the 'Solah Anna', is located on Ekbalpur Road.
Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.
In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Ekbalpur.
[Nair, P.Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, pp. 15-20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.]
Geography
Police district
Ekbalpur police station is part of the
Port 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 Bidhannaga ...
. It is located at 38B Ekbalpur Road, Kolkata-700023.
, located at 16, Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiabruz.
References
External links
{{Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata