Sodepur or Sodpur is a locality in
Panihati Municipality of
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 Indian
state
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. It is close to
Kolkata
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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). Barrackpore, Kamarhati, Dumdum, Agarpara, and Belghoria are all close by. It is a centre for rising residential construction. GM Meena Icon, Peerless Nagar, Merlin Maximus, Godrej Prakriti, and NPR Gitanjali Apartments are a few notable residential developments in the neighbourhood.
History
There was once a community named Sayyid in this area from which the place was known as Sayyidpur or Sodepur. The Khadi Pratishthan (Ashram) of Sodepur (or Khadi Ashram Sodepur) has witnessed many events in the history of the country's independence movement. This Pratishthan was like Sabarmati near Sodepur station which Gandhiji himself called his 'second home'. The importance of this Khadi Pratishthan is immense as it has witnessed many histories in the making. Several important decisions were taken by the national leaders on this premises.
Geography
Location
Sodepur is located at . It has an average elevation of .
96% of the population of
Barrackpore subdivision
Barrrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamind ...
(partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km
2. The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.
For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire Municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.
Police station
Ghola
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Khardaha
Khardaha is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is near Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
Initially Khardah was a ...
police station under
Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over
Panihati
Panihati 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).
History
There is a legen ...
and
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 ...
Municipal areas.
There is a police outpost at Sodepur.Main police station - Khardah Police Station.
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census:
Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is also known as the mini Kolkata of West Bengal.
History
From early historical period, geographically, this area had been full of swa ...
(M),
Jetia
Jetia is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Jetia is located at .
Palladaha, N ...
(CT),
Halisahar
Halisahar is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
Halisahar is believed to have existed from ...
(M),
Balibhara
Balibhara is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Balibhara is located at
96% o ...
(CT),
Naihati
Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Naihati Municipality is one of the oldest in the whol ...
(M),
Bhatpara
Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Overview
Bhatpara is situated on the bank of Hoogh ...
(M),
Kaugachhi
Kaugachhi is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Garshyamnagar, Noapara, Kaugac ...
(CT),
Garshyamnagar
Garshyamnagar is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Garshyamnagar, Noapara, Ka ...
(CT),
Garulia
Garulia is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
Garulia Municipality was established in 1869. ...
(M),
Ichhapur Defence Estate
Ichhapur Defence Estate is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Ichhapur is loca ...
(CT),
North Barrackpur
North Barrackpur is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
North Barrackpur Municipality was es ...
(M),
Barrackpur Cantonment (CB),
Barrackpore
Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality of urban Kolkata of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA ...
(M),
Jafarpur
Jafarpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Jafarp ...
(CT),
Ruiya
Ruiya is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Ruiya is ...
(CT),
Titagarh
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Geography
Location
Titaga ...
(M),
Khardaha
Khardaha is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is near Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
Initially Khardah was a ...
(M),
Bandipur
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(CT),
Panihati
Panihati 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).
History
There is a legen ...
(M),
Muragachha
Muragachha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Mur ...
(CT)
New Barrackpore
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Geo ...
(M),
Chandpur (CT),
Talbandha
Talbandha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Talb ...
(CT),
Patulia
Patulia is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Patuli ...
(CT),
Kamarhati
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History
Kamarhati was earl ...
(M),
Baranagar
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South Dumdum
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It is a city on the ou ...
(M),
North Dumdum
North Dum Dum (also known as Uttar Dumdum) 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 ( ...
(M),
Dum Dum
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Etymology
During the 19th ...
(M),
Noapara (CT),
Babanpur
Babanpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Bab ...
(CT),
Teghari
Teghari is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Murag ...
(CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).
Sodepur is a part of Panihati Municipality.
Transport
Rail
Sodepur is well connected through
Sodepur railway station
Sodpur railway station is the railway station in the town of Sodepur. It serves the local areas of Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern por ...
on the
Sealdah-Ranaghat line by the
Eastern Railway suburban network.
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Commuters
Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section there are 34 trains that carry commuters from 30 railway stations. In the Sealdah-Shantipur section 32 trains carry commuters from 29 stations.
Road
The
B.T. Road which passes through the heart of the town provides ample road transport. The Sodepur-Barasat Road also starts from here.
East and west parts of Sodepur are connected with a Rail Overbridge named Satish Dasgupta Setu (Sodepur Bridge), which was inaugurated in 1978.
Bus
Private Bus
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Howrah Station
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Ruiya
Ruiya is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Ruiya is ...
Purbapara
* 78
Esplanade
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Barrackpore
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Court
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Babughat
Babughat (also Babooghat, or Baje Kadamtala Ghat, and ''Baboo Raj Chandra Ghat'') is one of the many ghats built during British Raj, along the bank of Hooghly River on Strand Road, Kolkata at B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata.
The ghat has a tall colo ...
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Rahara
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Bazar/Parthapur
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Barasat
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Rajchandrapur
* 214
Babughat
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The ghat has a tall colo ...
- Sajirhat
* 214A
Esplanade
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Sodepur Girja
* DN43
Barasat
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Checkpost -
Dakshineswar
WBTC Bus
CTC Bus
* C28
Barrackpore
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Howrah Station
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* C45
Ghola
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Howrah Station
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CSTC Bus
* E32
Nilganj
Nilganj is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Chak Kant ...
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Howrah Station
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* S11
Nilganj
Nilganj is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Chak Kant ...
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Esplanade
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* S32
Barrackpore
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Howrah Station
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* S58
Barrackpore
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Salt Lake
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Karunamoyee
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Barrackpore
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Santragachi railway station
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(8 AM to 9 AM and afternoon 2 PM to 3 PM. In the Evening, the Bus plies from
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to
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Howrah Station
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Madhyamgram
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History
Madhyamgram wa ...
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Uluberia
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Barrackpore
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Salap
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Geography
Salap is located at .
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Barrackpore
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Mourigram railway station
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Howrah Station
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Education
The oldest school at Sodepur is
Sodepur High School which is affiliated to
West Bengal Board. It was established in 1853.
The other schools here are:
* Natagarh Sri Sri Ramkrishna Vidyamandir (Ramkrishnapur), affiliated to
West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Swami Vivekananda Seva Sumity Vidhyalaya (Buniyadi School), affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Chandrachur Vidyapith, for boys, girls and primary, affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Sukchar Karmadaksha Chandrachur Vidyayatan, for boys, and primary, affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Sukchar Satadal balika vidyayatan, for girls, and primary, affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Desbandhu Sikshyatan, affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Sushil Chandra Balika Vidyalay, affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali medium)
* Central Point School affiliated to
CISCE Board (English medium)
* Park Institution, affiliated to CISCE Board (English medium)
* National Model School, H.B. Town, affiliated to CISCE Board (English medium)
* St. Pauls, Amrabati, affiliated to CISCE Board (English medium)
*
St. Xavier's Institution, affiliated to CISCE
SUSHIL KRISHNA SIKSHAYATANSchool (Bengali medium)
*Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Debarati Roy Memorial Institute (English Medium) West Bengal Board
*Sodepur Nabodoy Institute affiliated to West Bengal Board (Bengali Medium)
In the area of higher education, there are many colleges:
*
Panihati Mahavidyalaya, affiliated to
West Bengal State University
West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly on 2007.
History
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, government-aided
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Guru Nanak Institute of Technology
Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT) is a private engineering institution established by JIGroupin 2003, located in Panihati, Sodpur, a suburb of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. The college is an AICTE-approved institution ...
, private
* Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management, private
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Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research and Hospital, private
* Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, private
* JIS University, private
Employment
The Skill Institute offers new approach to creating more employable youth in Bengal, by using a three-pronged approach of policy aggregation, skill development and job creation. It was started by
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
and
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
alumni.
References
External links
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Sodepur Bazar website
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Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district