Bidhannagar is a
planned urban agglomeration and city and a municipal corporation of the
North 24 Parganas
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in the Indian
state
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West Bengal
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. It is in
Greater Kolkata region and also a part of the area covered by the
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
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(KMDA). It consists of sub areas like Rajarhat and Salt lake, which were planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of
Kolkata
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.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar Municipality had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre.
However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Salt Lake City) because it includes
East Kolkata Wetlands
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area, where very few floating people live.
Bidhannagar Municipality has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%), with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.
The city has the second-highest proportion of graduates in the country (30.6 per cent), only after Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, also known as
Mohali
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, which has 34.4 per cent of its population as graduates.
Geography
Bidhannagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 11
metre
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s (49 ft).
Administration
Present
Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards). All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters.
East Kolkata Wetlands
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area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (abbreviated KMC; also Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, '' ...
has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.
Kolkata Airport
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,
Rajarhat-Gopalpur (
Kaikhali
Kaikhali is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district, North 24 Paraganas District in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata Airport and also a part of the are ...
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Teghoria
Teghoria is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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).
Loc ...
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Baguiati
Baguiati is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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).
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Hatiara
Hatiara is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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).
Tran ...
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Kestopur
Kestopur (officially, Krishnapur) is a neighborhood of Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Devel ...
), parts of
South Dum Dum
South Dum Dum is a city and a 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).
It is a city on the ...
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Dum Dum Park
Dum Dum Park is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and forms part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) area. Dum Dum Park is a p ...
,
Bangur Avenue
Bangur Avenue is a locality in South 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).
Trans ...
,
Lake Town) and Bidhannagar Municipality are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the
Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate
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Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat. Now Bidhannagar Municipality has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.
Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction of
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation).
Police
The
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is responsible for law enforcement in the city.
Transport
The modes of transportation like other parts of
Kolkata
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includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, taxi and other popular options like
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and e-rickshaws. The
Howrah Maidan - Salt Lake Sector V -
Teghoria
Teghoria is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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).
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(Haldiram) Line (
Line 2) of the
Kolkata Metro
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is in operation since 14 February 2020 between Salt Lake Sector V and
Salt Lake Stadium
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium fo ...
. The
New Garia
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–
Dum Dum Airport
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Line (
Line 6) of the
Kolkata Metro
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, which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays
Colleges
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All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
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(Second campus)
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Bidhannagar College
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Bose Institute
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Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
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, Kolkata
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Institute of Engineering and Management
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International School of Business and Media
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) ISB&M Pune, Nande Campus
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
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National Institute of Fashion Technology
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History
NIFT was established in 1986 under the M ...
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National Institute of Homoeopathy
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National Council of Science Museums
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Rabindra Bharati University
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Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
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S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
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Techno India University
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Controversies
Ragging
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Jadavpur University's Second Campus
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University of Calcutta
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's Technology Campus
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Unitedworld School of Business
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Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
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West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
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Schools
Schools in Bidhannagar include the Hariyana Vidya Mandir,
Bidhannagar Government High School
Bidhannagar Govt. High School, or BNGHS, is an educational institution in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is situated in BD block in Salt lake and hence also popularly referred as BD School. It is the first government co-educational senior s ...
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Bidhannagar Municipal School
Bidhannagar Municipal School is a high school, school in Bidhannagar (Salt Lake City), Kolkata, India. It is affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
History
The school was fo ...
, a combined
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and a branch of
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
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, named
Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir
Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir (BGKV) is a private secondary school in Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India, established in 1984. It is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and administered by the Bharatiya Vid ...
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Salt Lake School
Salt Lake School is a co-educational school situated in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India. This institution not only focuses on the academics, but also sports and several other co-curricular aspects of the students. Few alumnus of Salt Lake School ...
, Mother International School,
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education
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Laban Hrad Vidyapith
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. Also, there are two Kendriya Vidyalaya in Salt Lake viz. K.V. No. 1 Salt Lake and
K.V. No. 2 Salt Lake.
Catholic schools include St. Joan's School,
Our Lady Queen of the Missions School and
St. Francis Xavier School.
See also
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Satellite city
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Salt Lake Stadium
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Nicco Park
Nicco Park is an amusement park located in Jheel Meel, Sector - IV of Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India.
The park was created to attract tourists to the state by providing family-friendly recreation as well as educative entertainment.
Nicco P ...
References
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