Barisha is a residential and very old locality of Kolkata (Calcutta) in West Bengal, India. It is under Behala area and divided as Paschim Barisha and Purba Barisha.

Barisha
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Barisha Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.484847°N 88.313686°E / 22.484847; 88.313686
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata[1][2][3]
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards	123, 124, 125, 126
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700008,700063
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Behala Paschim and Behala Purba

Location

Barisha is situated in the southwest of Kolkata about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the city centre Esplanade. The Barisha area is composed of Behala Chowrasta, Janakalyan, Silpara, Sakherbazar and Thakurpukur.

The area borders Behala towards north, Joka towards south, Sarsuna and Dakshin Behala toward West, and Haridevpur, Siriti, Tollygunge towards east.

See also

• History of Kolkata

References

External links

• Sabarna Prithivi - The Official website of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury Paribar Parishad
• Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage