Subhas Nagar is a locality in

South Dumdum South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...

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in the

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. It is a part of the area covered by

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(KMDA).

Geography

Subhas Nagar is spread across Ward nos. 5 and 6 of South Dum Dum Municipality. Ward no. 6 covers the South Subhas Nagar area. It is a posh locality located near

Dum Dum Cantonment metro station Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro in Subhas Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is situated just beside Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It is also a part of the integration of old line of ...

and

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station Dum Dum Cantonment (DDC) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It was named by the Cantonment area near Dum Dum. It serves Gora Bazar, Natun Ba ...

. The locality is named after the prominent freedom fighter

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Fascist Japan left a l ...

Police station

Dum Dum Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Author ...

police station under

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, established on 20 January 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Barrackpore subdivision, and is located ...

has jurisdiction over Subhas Nagar areas.

Post Office

Subhas Nagar has a non-delivery sub post office, with

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700065 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region.

Education

Prominent schools in Subhas Nagar area are as follows: *Dum Dum Subhas Nagar High School and
Dum Dum Subhas Nagar Girls High School, Estd. in 1954 and 1955 respectively, are oldest and reputed higher secondary schools at Sarat Bose Rd, Subhas Nagar. *Dum Dum Deshbandhu High School is a primary and a higher secondary school at Subhas Nagar Bye Lane, South Subhas Nagar. It was established in the year 1968. *Subhas Nagar Prathamik Vidyalaya is a primary school at Subhas Nagar Rd. It was established in the year 1951. *Adarsha Vidyabhavan, established in 1957, is a primary school at Sarat Bose Rd, Subhas Nagar (near Trikon Park). *Rajendra Sarkhel Prathamik Vidyalaya is a primary school at South Rabindra Nagar. It was established in 1973.

Transport

Railways

on the Sealdah-Bangaon line is situated nearby.

Metro

of Yellow Line is situated just near Subhas Nagar. Gate no. 1 and 2 of Dum Dum Cant. metro station will serve Subhas Nagar areas.

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the area which runs from Dum Dum Cantonment to Babughat.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan region, Kolkata metropolitan area, the capital metropolis of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the ...

is just 3.9 Km away from Dum Dum Cantonment.

Markets

Markets in or near Subhas Nagar area are: * Subhas Nagar Bazar * Gorabazar Market * Natun Bazar Market * S Paul Fish Market

References

North 24 Parganas district

External links

*
South Dum Dum Municipality website
{{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area Cities in West Bengal