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
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata[1][2][3]
Kolkata Suburban Railway	Jadavpur railway station and Baghajatin railway station
Metro Station	Jyotirindra Nath Nandi(under construction) and Satyajit Ray(under construction)
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards	103, 104, 109
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700075
Area code(s)	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jadavpur

History of Santoshpur area

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]

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