Birati | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
) Angana Abasan, Banik Junction, Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road) | |
)  Birati Location West Bengal, India ) Birati Birati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′51″N 88°25′42″E / 22.6643°N 88.4283°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | North Dumdum Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700051 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Climate | Tropical (Köppen) |
Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]
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History
Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family.[2]
Geography and locality
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Birati is bound by the Jessore Road in the East, Nimta in the West, New Barrackpore in the North and Durganagar in the South. It also features a railway station. It's closeness to Dum Dum also adds the Kolkata Metro as a way of conveyance.
Demographics
There are many close knit communities in Birati who live among them peacefully without any atrocities. Gitanjali Park is one of them.[3]
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Education
Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati.
Transport
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Birati is very close to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Jessore Road (NH 12) passes through the eastern boundary of Birati. Former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugurated Birati rail overbridge named Manik Bandopadhyay Setu (above Birati station) on 4 February 2009. It connects east and west parts of M.B. Road (Madhusudan Banerjee Road, which is the main road of Birati) to make the road transport-communication faster and smoother.
Bus
Private Bus
- 237 Birati Tantkal - Babughat
- DN2 Dakshineswar – Barasat
Mini Bus
- S184 Birati railway station – B.B.D. Bagh/Salt Lake 8 no. Tank
Many buses also pass through Birati More on Jessore Road.
Train
Birati railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line serves the locality.
Notable residents
- Arunoday Mondal, physician
References
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ Bangiya Sabarna Katha Kalishetra Kalikatah by Bhabani Roy Choudhury, Manna Publication. ISBN 81-87648-36-8
- ^ "বিরাটী বসন্ত উৎসব ২০২০". AllEvents.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
External links
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
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