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Santoshpur is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Kolkata, India. It is loosely bounded by Garfa to the north, the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to the east, Jadavpur to the west and Baghajatin to the south.[4]

Santoshpur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Santoshpur
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.491°N 88.383°E / 22.491; 88.383
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata[1][2][3]
Kolkata Suburban RailwayJadavpur railway station and Baghajatin railway station
Metro StationJyotirindra Nath Nandi(under construction) and Satyajit Ray(under construction)
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards103, 104, 109
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700075
Area code(s)+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJadavpur

History of Santoshpur area


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From the 1950s


This area was initially part of Jadavpur. The area was mainly shallow marshy lands and agricultural fields even as late as the seventies. Some houses were built in the fifties and sixties mostly on the eastern side of the Jadavpur Rail Station. Residents are mostly East Bengali refugees.[5]


Transport


Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station and Satyajit Ray metro station, under construction on the Kavi Subhas-Biman Bandar route (Kolkata Metro Line 6), would serve Santoshpur, Ajoy Nagar, Survey Park areas lying close to the E.M. Bypass section of the city.[6][7]


References


  1. "South 24 Parganas district".
  2. "web.archieve.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
  3. "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
  4. Santoshpur maps
  5. Scribd article (subscription required)
  6. "Road ahead, projects sanctioned". New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2017.



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