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Taltala (also spelt Taltola, archaic spelling Taltollah) is a neighbourhood in Central
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. One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station on its own name.


Etymology

Taltala was named after its tal (
Palmyra Palmyra (; Palmyrene: () ''Tadmor''; ar, تَدْمُر ''Tadmur'') is an ancient city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early seco ...
) trees.Nair, P. Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol I, edited by
Sukanta Chaudhuri Sukanta Chaudhuri (born 1950) is an Indian literary scholar, now Professor Emeritus at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He was educated at Presidency College, Kolkata and the University of Oxford. He taught at Presidency College from January 1973 ...
, pp. 11-18, Oxford University Press, .


History

According to H. E. A. Cotton Taltala was chiefly peopled by Bihari Muslim khalasis and lascars. Wellesley Street (renamed Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road) is described as a ‘fine broad thoroughfare’, along the course of which is situated Wellesley Square (renamed Haji Mohd. Mohsin Square). To the north of it is the
Madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
. In 1758, one year after their decisive win in
Battle of Plassey The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, ...
, the British East India Company commenced construction of the new Fort William in the center of the village Gobindapur. The inhabitants of the village were compensated and provided with land in Taltala, Kumortuli and Shovabazar. Although a predominantly Muslim locality, its early Hindu settlers included Durga Charan Banerjea, father of
Surendranath Banerjea Sir Surendranath Banerjee often known as Rashtraguru ( bn, Rāṣṭraguru, Teacher of the Nation; 10 November 18486 August 1925) was Indian nationalist leader during the British Rule. He founded a nationalist organization called the Indian Nati ...
. Muslims have been living in the area since the early 19th century, and the earliest inhabitants were mainly
Bengali Muslims Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the s ...
, though Bihari Muslim settlers began arriving in a flood since 1870-1880 and more so since the 1980s. In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Taltala.


Geography


Location

Ward nos 52 and 53 of
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, ...
are under Taltala Police Station and part of Taltala. Small parts of ward nos 50 and 51 (only under Taltala Police Station) are part of Taltala. Ward no. 62, under both Park Street Police Station and Taltala Police Station, is also a part of Taltala. Ward no 61, under Park Street Police Station, is a part of Taltala too. A little part of ward no 63 (only under Park Street Police Station) is also a part of Taltala. The neighbourhood is bound by
Bowbazar Bowbazar ( bn, বৌবাজার, also spelt ''Boubazar''; formerly known as Bahubazar) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History On Lt. Col. Mark Wood's map of 1784, the porti ...
in the north,
Entally Entally (also spelt Entali) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes.Nair, P. Thankappan in ''The ...
in the east, Park Street neighbourhood in the south and Janbazar and Chowringhee in the west. Great celebrities of Taltala are Surendranath Banerjee, Durga Charan Banerjee, Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee, Hirendranath Mukherjee, Rezaul Karim, Dr. Moni Biswas, Dr Tamiz Khan, Narendranath Sen, Tripura sankar Sensastry, Sudam Banerjee, Nilmoni Mukherjee, Bijoy Singh Nahar, Benjamin Gomes, Syed Badruddoja and so on


Police district

Taltala police station is part of the Central division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 4, Taltala Lane, Kolkata-700014. Taltala Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Central division i.e. Bowbazar, Burrabazar, Girish Park, Hare Street, Jorasanko, Muchipara, New Market, Taltala and Posta.


Demographics

Ward nos. 52 and 53 (Taltala Police Station area) of
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, ...
had a total population of 43,348 in the 2001 census, of which 24,121 were males and 19,227 were females. Ward nos. 50 and 51 (Taltala Police Station Area) had population of 17,251 and 13,556 respectively. (Park Street police station area) had population of 29,704 and 24,387 respectively. Ward no. 62 (under both the Police Stations) had a population of 34,832. The locality is largely Urdu-speaking. Urdu-speaking Muslims form 85% of the population. Taltala has its own literary Bengali journal named ''Taltala Darpan''.


Transport


Road

Many buses ply along Lenin Sarani, Surendranath Banerjee Road (S.N. Banerjee Road) and
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (earlier known as Lower Circular Road) and its continuation northwards called Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road (earlier known as Upper Circular Road), are together the longest and the most important north-south ...
. Few buses and
Kolkata tram The tram system in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was dissolved, is the oldest existing tram network operating in India, and oldest operating ...
route no. 25 run along Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and Royd Street-Elliot Road in Taltala.Google maps


Train

Sealdah Station, one of the five major railway-terminals of
Kolkata Metropolitan Area Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan ar ...
, is located nearby.


Important landmarks

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Baker Hostel Baker Hostel is a government hostel located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The hostel was founded in 1910 during the rule of the British Raj by Edward Norman Baker, the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The hostel is located at 8 Smith Lane i ...
, 8 Smith Lane, established in 1910 *
Taltala High School Taltala High School is a Bengali co-ed high school. It was established in the year 1910 by the Government of West Bengal. The school enrolls over 700 children, aged 4 to 18. It is located in the Entally neighborhood of the city of Kolkata in t ...
, established in 1910 *
Calcutta Boys School The Calcutta Boys' School is an independent private day school located in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal. was founded by the Rev. James Mills Thoburn (Methodist Missionary to India, and later Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Chur ...
, 72 S.N. Banerjee Road, Kolkata-14, established in 1877 * Taltala Public Library, (oldest existing public library of Calcutta established in 1882), 12B, Taltala Library Row, Calcutta - 14 * Church of the Lord Jesus on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road * Osmond Memorial Church on S.N. Banerjee Road * Central Methodist Episcopal Church on Lenin Sarani * Taltala Police Station, the local police station * Wellesley Gol Talab, a park surrounding a pond off Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road * Madrasa 'Aliya on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road * Headquarters of
Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
on Alimuddin Street


Gallery

File:Calcutta, Prabhu Jisur Girja.JPG,
Church of the Lord Jesus, Kolkata The Lord Jesus Church ( Bengali: ''Prabhu Jisur Girja'') is a Catholic church located at Taltala, a locality at the centre of the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in India. Formerly a Church of Scotland Presbyterian place of worship it was hande ...
, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road Calcutta, Osmond Memorial Church.JPG, Osmond Memorial Church, S.N. Banerjee Road image:Kolkata Taltala2.jpg, Calcutta Madrsah College established in 1780 image:Kolkata Taltala1.jpg, Muzaffar Ahmed Bhawan, CPI(M) party office at 31 Alimuddin Street image:Kolkata Taltala3.jpg, Muslim Institute


See also

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Taltola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Taltola Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Talt ...


References

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