Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality of

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in the

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. It is close to

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and also a part of the area covered by

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(KMDA).

History

Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of

Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury Sabarna Roy Choudhury was a Zamindar family of Mughal Bengal. They controlled significant swathes of territory, including what would later become Kolkata, prior to the sale of zamindari rights in 1698 to the East India Company. Zamindari ...

. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the

Sabarna Roy Choudhury Sabarna Roy Choudhury was a Zamindar family of Mughal Bengal. They controlled significant swathes of territory, including what would later become Kolkata, prior to the sale of zamindari rights in 1698 to the East India Company. Zamindari E ...

family.

Geography and locality

Madhusudan Banerjee Road - Birati Junction - Kolkata 2017-05-10 7616

Birati is bound by the

Jessore Road Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It cont ...

in the East,

Belgharia Belgharia is a locality in Kamarhati 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) and a vital locality in Kolkata metropol ...

in the West,

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 ...

in the North and

Durganagar Durganagar area situated in the Northern Suburbs of the Kolkata Metropolitan area in the city of Kolkata on North 24 Parganas District in the state of West Bengal, India. It was named after the goddess Durga. It is a part of Kolkata urban area ...

in the South. It also features a railway station. Its closeness to Dum Dum also adds the

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...

as a way of conveyance.

Demographics

There are many close knit communities in Birati who live among them peacefully without any atrocities. Gitanjali Park is one of them. Religion: Hindus:99.90% Muslim:0.08% Others:0.02% Tarun Sengupta Smriti Bhawan 4th July 2019

Tarun Sengupta Smriti Bhawan 4th July 2019

Education

* rinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati. * Birati High School(Boys) * Birati Mahajati Vidyamandir(Boys) * Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir (H.S) * Birati Vidyalay for Boys' (H.S) * Birati Vidyalay for Girls' (H.S) * Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Boys' * Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Girls' * Uttarayan Sishu Vidyatan (Primary school) * Rajanikanta Shiksha Sadan (Primary School)

Transport

Madhusudan Banerjee Road - Birati - Kolkata 2017-03-30 0874

By air

Birati is close to

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximatel ...

By road

Kolkata-Siliguri highway passes through Birati. Here Belgharia express way is near from Birati. Birati also has the 237 and Birati Mini Bus which goes to Babughat and B.B.D and saltlake..

By rail

Birati railway station on the

Sealdah–Bangaon line The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Jessore–Khulna l ...

serves the area. Birati will soon be connected with the Noapara-Barasat Yellow Line Line 4 of Kolkata Metro. The metro station will be underneath Jessore Road at Birati More.

Notable residents

* Mihir Sen: Writer

References

External links

* {{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area