Birati is a locality in North Dumdum 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).[1]

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Birati
Neighbourhood
Angana Abasan, Banik Junction, Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road)
Birati Location West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Birati Birati (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.6643°N 88.4283°E / 22.6643; 88.4283
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	North Dumdum Municipality
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700051
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dum Dum Uttar
Climate	Tropical (Köppen)

History

Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury. 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 family.[2]

Geography and locality

Birati is bound by the Jessore Road in the East, Nimta in the West, New Barrackpore in the North and Durganagar in the South. It also features a railway station. Its closeness to Dum Dum also adds the Kolkata Metro 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.[3]

Religion:

Hindus:99.90%

Muslim:0.08%

Others:0.02%

Education

Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati.

• Birati High School
• Birati Mahajati Vidyamandir (Boys')
• Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir (H.S)
• Rajanikanta Shiksha Sadan (Primary School)
• Birati Vidyalay for Boys' (H.S)
• Birati Vidyalay for Girls' (H.S)
• Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Boys'
• Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Girls'

Transport

By air

Birati is close to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.[4]

By road

Kolkata-Siliguri highway passes through Birati. Birati also has the 237 and Birati Mini Bus which goes to Babughat and B.B.D Bag respectively.[4]

By rail

Birati railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line serves the area. It will be soon 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

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage