Ekbalpur

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Ekbalpur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Ekbalpur is located in Kolkata
Ekbalpur
Ekbalpur
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°32′11″N 88°19′21″E / 22.536323°N 88.322454°E / 22.536323; 88.322454
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward78
Population
 • Total
For population see linked KMC ward page
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKolkata Port

Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

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Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the zoo at Zirat, Alipore, and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in Garden Reach. One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the 'Solah Anna', is located on Ekbalpur Road. [1]

Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.[2]

In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Ekbalpur.[3]

Geography

Police district

Ekbalpur police station is part of the Port division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 38B Ekbalpur Road, Kolkata-700023. [4]

Watgunge Women police station, located at 16, Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiabruz.[4]

Education

  • Government Girls General Degree College, Ekbalpur

References

  1. ^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  2. ^ Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, "Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921", in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  3. ^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 15-20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  4. ^ a b "Kolkata Police". Port Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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