Ward No. 78, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division 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, '' ...
in Borough No. 9, covering parts of
Ekbalpur
Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the zoo at Zirat, Alipor ...
and Mominpur neighbourhoods in
South Kolkata
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, in the
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History
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines.
The state government superseded the Corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force. Adult franchise was introduced in municipal elections in 1962. With the addition of certain areas in the southern parts of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.
Geography
Ward No. 78 is bordered on the north by Kavi Mohammad Iqbal Road; on the east by Diamond Harbour Road; on the south by Hussein Shah Road and Braunfield Row; and on the west by Bhukailash Road.
![Ward no](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Ward_no._78_in_Kolkata_Municipal_Corporation.svg)
The ward is served by
Ekbalpur
Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the zoo at Zirat, Alipor ...
police station 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 Bidhannag ...
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Watgunge Women police station, 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.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
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, Ward No. 78, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had a total population of 54,090, of which 28,435 (53%) were males and 25,655 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 5,493 The total number of literates in Ward No. 78 was 40,366 (83.00% of the population over 6 years).
Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census.
See also –
List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census.
With a literacy rate of 96.26% (male 90.69% and female 96.54%), above the national average of 90.04%, as per the 2011 Ce ...
Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level. For district level information see
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 ...
.
According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011, 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district. (3 wards were added later).
Election highlights
The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of
Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is composed o ...
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References
{{Kolkata Municipal Corporation wards
Municipal wards of Kolkata