Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

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Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata metropolitan area in the Indian state of West Bengal. The organisation used to be known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and retains the previous logo. KMDA is functioning under the administrative control of Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs of Government of West Bengal. Functions KMDA’s role is multi-disciplinary: it

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Naihati

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Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the northern part of Kolkata Metropolitan Area under the supervision of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is an important industrial and commercial hub in Hooghly Industrial Belt. Naihati Municipality is one of the oldest in the whole country and

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State Highway 6 (West Bengal)

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State Highway 6 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India. State Highway 6 Route information Length 266 km (165 mi) Major junctions From Rajnagar Suri-Bolpur Road at Purandarpur NH 114 and SH 13 at Ahmadpur SH 7 at Kumardanga SH 14 from Jajigram to High Road Morh SH 15 at High Road Morh SH 8 from Hematpur Morh to Nadanghat Morh Belghoria Expressway near Bally Ghat railway station

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Manushpur

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Manushpur is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Manushpur Census Town Manushpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.931389°N 88.374278°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 8,148 Languages  • Official Bengali, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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Keota, Hooghly

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Keota is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Keota Census Town Keota Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.932389°N 88.384278°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 18,875 Languages  • Official Bengali, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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Katwa

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Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border city of three districts; Purba Bardhaman District, Nadia District and Murshidabad District. Geography Katwa Town Katwa Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West

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Guptipara

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Guptipara is a census town in Balagarh, a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Sadar subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guptipara census town Guptipara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 23.2103°N 88.4043°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 2,169 Languages  • Official Bengali,

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Hansghara

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Hansghara is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Hansghara Census Town Hansghara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 23.00003°N 88.372969°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 7,665 Languages  • Official Bengali, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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Hooghly Collegiate School

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Hooghly Collegiate School was founded in 1812 as the Hooghly College and is one of the oldest schools in India and the oldest in West Bengal. Hooghly Collegiate School Hooghly Collegiate School in early 2000s Location Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Chinsurah-712101 State-West Bengal, India Information Type Government School (directly, Government of West Bengal) Established 1812; 212 years ago Campus Urban Affiliation WBBSE & WBCHSE Hooghly

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Hooghly Ghat railway station

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Hooghly Ghat railway station is a small railway station in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in the Naihati – Bandel Branch line. Its code is HYG. It serves Hooghly city. The station consists of two platforms, neither of which are well sheltered. It is raised on an elevated platform connecting the districts of Hooghly and Nadia via the Sampriti Bridge

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