New Alipore

Description

Geography

New Alipore is bordered on the north by the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway between Majerhat and Tollygunge stations. It is bounded by B.L. Saha Road (Chetla) to the east, Diamond Harbour Road to the west and by Behala to the south.

History

New Alipore was created as a planned residential suburb of Kolkata by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority in the 1950s to house the burgeoning population of the city.

New Alipore was already the location of the India Government Mint, built in the 1930s. Next to the mint lies the Centenary Port Trust Hospital, built in 1971..It is one of the most prominent and posh localities of Kolkata and most of the prominent industrialists of Kolkata live here.

Transport

New Alipore has two railway stations, New Alipore railway station and Majerhat railway station on the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and Kolkata Circular Railway.

New Alipore is connected to all parts of the city by extensive bus services. The Diamond Harbour Road is part of NH 117. The erstwhile Kalighat Falta Railway (KFR) has been dismantled and the space reclaimed. The stretch where once the tracks lay is now the James Long Sarani. This road runs parallel to the Diamond Harbour Road and through Behala and Thakurpukur.

New Alipore Multipurpose School Front View

Triangular Park, New Alipore

Police district

New Alipore is served by New Alipore police station: it is part of the South division of Kolkata Police. Tollygunge Women’s police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division.

New Alipore
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
New Alipore is located in Kolkata

New Alipore
New Alipore
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.51°N 88.32°ECoordinates: 22.51°N 88.32°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
District Kolkata(Previously South 24 Pgs.)
Railway stations New Alipore railway station, Majerhat railway station
Metro Station Majerhat(under construction), Taratala(under construction) and Rabindra Sarobar
Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward 81, 118
Elevation

15 m (49 ft)
Languages

 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700053
Telephone code 91-33
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency Rashbehari, Behala Paschim