Garia (

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:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern

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, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of

Jadavpur Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and internation ...

in the north,

Bansdroni Bansdroni is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. The area is under Kolkata Municipal Corporation & it comes under Kolkata Police jurisdiction. History Bansdroni is a place of Art & culture. The place used to be a port during ...

Tollygunge Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South In ...

in the north-west, Santoshpur/

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in the north-east and

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in the south. It is on the banks of

Adi Ganga ''Adi Ganga'' (also known as the ''Gobindapur Creek'' and ''Tolly's Canal''), is a stream that was part of the Hooghly River in the Kolkata area of India. It was the main flow of the Hooghly River between the 15th and 17th centuries, but it eve ...

. The southern part of the

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar ...

runs through the heart of the neighborhood. The area contains a prominent traffic junction from which a variety of public transport is available, making it a prime travel connection spot in

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Etymology

Garia may have received its name from ''

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'', a native

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tree species, which was called ''Guriya'' (

: গুড়িয়া) in the Sundarbani

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. It is said that in ancient times the

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forest covered the area of present-day Garia and extended north all the way to

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...

and that locals subsequently gave this area the name of Garia. However, Garia may have also gotten its name from the

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community originally from Gauda, ''Gauriyā'', who lived nearby. It is said that this group is currently living in the northern part of

Patuli Patuli is a village under Purbasthali police station of Kalna subdivision in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Patuli was the centre of an old Hindu kingdom, which fell to the advancing Turkish forces. Su ...

; however, many scholars do not accept this theory. Alternatively, the name Garia may have come from the large Gaudiya Vaishnav community living in the neighborhood. In the 15th century, the famous social reformer of Bengal, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, traveled through

on his Nilachal Yatra and stopped near present-day Garia; Vaishnavas (''Baishnabs'') have lived in the area since, and perhaps took inspiration for the name from that of the saint. Baishnabghata and Kamdahari, nearby townships, are hypothesized to have the same source of etymological history.

History

Garia is one of the oldest settlements in the region. Adi Ganga (also known as Tolly's Nala), which connects Kolkata to the

Bidyadhari River Bidyadhari River (also spelt Bidyadhari or simply called Bidya), is a river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It originates near Haringhata in Nadia district and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before ...

to the east, runs through the middle of the neighborhood. It was a generally peaceful residential neighborhood before the

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, which changed the social composition of the area. Through the course of the partition process, refugees came and settled in the farmlands and country houses of the rich landowners of Kolkata in Garia, increasing the population of the area by several thousands. Garia became a refugee settlement, along with

and

, in the southern fringes of the city. Slowly after the initial upheaval, development of the area resumed and it gradually became peaceful once again. With the expansion of Kolkata to the east and the south during the 1990s, the area witnessed further change. Garia was the southern end of the

. This road connected Garia to the north of the city and newly developing areas like

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and

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, and also to the

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and spurred the rapid commercialization of the area. Already home to two major bus terminals, Garia became the transport and commercial hub of the region.

Present day

Kanungo Park, established by Sri Manindra Lal Das (of The Directorate of Settlement Department of West Bengal), was the first planned settlement in Garia and was inspired by

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. It, along with most other new planned settlements, was located to the north of the junction of N.S.C. Bose Road and Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick Road (known today as Garia More Road). The locality is now home to some of the most upmarket apartment complexes in the city and caters to people looking to get away from the congestion of Kolkata. Notable complexes include Hiland Park, Avani's Victoria Greens, Westwind, Orbit City, Sunny Seasons, Victoria Greens, Sugam Park, Sherwood Estate, and Bengal Ambuja's Upohar. More apartment complexes, such as Sugam Sudhir, PS Srijan Ozone, and Modello Highs are also nearing completion. Garia's population also continues to increase. Additionally, more residential flats are being built, leading roads to be increasingly congested and bringing Garia in line with most other places in Kolkata. One of Kolkata's

red-light district A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are partic ...

s is situated in Garia.

Settlements within Garia

Garia covers the residential areas of Kanungo Park, New Garia,

Chak Garia Chak Garia is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Garia, in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, New Garia to the south, Baishnabghata-Patuli Township to the west and Mukundapur, Nayabad to the east. It is prim ...

, Garia Park,

Baghajatin Baghajatin is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It has been named in honour of Jatindranath Mukherjee whose nom de guerre was Bagha (Tiger) Jatin. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Jadavpur a ...

Ajoy Nagar Ajoy Nagar is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. Ajoy Nagar is surrounded by Santoshpur, Kalikapur, Mukundapur and Garia Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is b ...

, Baishnabghata-Patuli, Techno City, Panchpota, Model Town, Ganguly Bagan,

Tentulberia Tentulberia is a neighborhood of Garia, close to Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is accessible from the Garia Station Road, Kolkata. New Garia railway station and Garia railway station of Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railw ...

, East Tentulberia, Ramgarh, Briji,

Dhalai Bridge ''Dhalai Bridge (Briji)'' is a neighbourhood located in Garia, Kolkata, India. It is surrounded by Baishnabghata Patuli to the north, New Garia and Garia railway station to the east, Garia Bazar to the west and Kamalgazi to the south. See ...

Kamalgazi Kamalgazi is a neighbourhood in the Rajpur Sonarpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Area overview Ba ...

, Mahamayatala, Nabagram, Pearabagan, Boral, Sreenagar, Nayabad,

Panchasayar Panchasayar is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata East Kolkata refers to the eastern areas of the city of Kolkata, India. It includes the localities of Metropolitan Township, Dhapa, Tangra, Bantala, Topsia, Tiljala, VIP Nagar, Anandapur, Kali ...

, Kandarpopur Town, Fartabad,

Garia railway station Garia railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Garia in Kolkata in the ...

, Balia, Sreerampur, and certain parts of New Ajoynagar.

New Garia

New Garia is a fast-growing neighborhood in the eastern part of Garia. The southern terminal metro station of

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...

is located here.

Chak Garia

Chak Garia, also known as Chakgaria, is an upmarket neighborhood in the eastern part of Garia. It contains several high rises such as Hiland Park and Bengal Ambuja Upohar.

Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Baishnabghata-Patuli Township is a township located on the

EM Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...

. The township is a project funded by the

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Mahamayatala

Mahamayatala is a well-known residential area in Garia. There are several modern luxurious residential complexes, medical centers,

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s, fusion-cuisine restaurants and bars. The well-known Maa Mahamaya Temple is found here.

Pearabagan

Pearabagan is a major locality in South Garia. It is a residential area with a

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popularly known as "Kalibazar". There are many schools in the area including the

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Laskarpur Vidyapith school. BDMI school in Pearabagan is connected with Purba Para, Laskarpur. The post office of Laskarpur is situated here. The Rishi Apartment, Elina Apartment, and Narayani Apartment complexes are also located here.

Tetultala

Tetultala is a residential area located between Mahamayatala and Hindustan More. Various residential buildings and housing complexes are situated in this locality, such as Sanghati Abasan, Victoria Enclave, Tinni Apartment, Puskar Abasan, Basundhara Apartment, and Luv Kush Apartment.

Hindustan More

Hindustan More is another posh upmarket area, with renowned multi-specialty

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s such as Hindustan Health Point and several markets, as well as a BSF camp, the West Bengal State Electricity Board office, fire brigade department,

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, and complex like ganguly group 4sight florence.

Kandarpopur Town

Kandarpopur Town is a major locality of Garia situated beside the

Garia Railway Station Garia railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Garia in Kolkata in the ...

and

Shahid Khudiram Metro Station Shahid Khudiram Metro Station is a station of the Kolkata Metro close to Dhalai Bridge in Briji, Garia, a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The station is named in honour of the Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose. The elevated structure ...

serve the area. It is one of Garia's fastest-growing neighborhoods.

Geographic location

The junction of Raja S.C.Mullick Road, N.S.C. Bose Road and Garia Main Road adjacent to Kanungo Park is known as "Garia More".

Transport

Garia features two state bus terminals (No.5, No.6, S-7 and S-21). There are three private bus terminals as well. One is used by 80A(running between Garia and

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) and 80B (running between Garia and

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), another is used by a minibus service running between Garia and B.B.D.Bag.(Route 105) There is another bus terminal used by a bus running between Garia and

Barasat Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...

.There are several bus routes connecting Garia to the rest of the city. The Kavi Nazrul Metro Station connects Garia to the

network. Two more stations - Shahid Khudiram (near EM Bypass and Garia Station Road) and Kavi Subhash (adjacent to the

New Garia Railway Station New Garia railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of New Garia in Kolkata ...

) - have been operational since 7 October 2010.

connects Garia to the

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network.

List of Metro Stations

* Kavi Subhash (formerly New Garia) * Shahid Khudiram (formerly Birji) * Kavi Nazrul (formerly Garia Bazar) *

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The Telegraph article on the inauguration of the New Garia-Airport route
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(previously

Naktala Naktala is a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Ganguly Bagan to the north, Bansdroni to the west, Garia Crossing to the south and Baishnabghata Patuli to the east. History Previously forest, swampland a ...

)

List of Railway Stations

Garia Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...

* New Garia *

List of major roads

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road is an important road in South Kolkata that runs in a north-west to south-east direction. It connects the localities of Tollygunge in the north-west and Rajpur Sonarpur in the south through Garia. The road is nar ...

* Raja SC Mullick Road * Garia Main Road * Garia Station Road * Boral Main Road

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata. Notable shopping malls and department stores include: * Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park, EM Bypass,

* Big Bazaar, Orbit Mall, Garia * Spencer's, Garia Station Road * Spencer's Express, Baishnabghata Patuli Township * Spencer's Express, Tolly Heights, Naktala * Proyozonio * Bizarre Bazar * Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex * Pooja Plaza (Near Garia Bazaar) * Parnashree Market (Near Garia Main Road) * New Raghunath Market * Brand Factory (Near Mahamayatala, Garia)

Medical facilities

Several medical institutes are found within Garia. * The Apollo Clinic * Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital * Banchbo Healing Touch * Peerless Hospital (Panchasayar) * Remedy Hospital (Kalitala) * Lifeline Hospital (Pratapgarh) * Namita Biswas Memorial Eye Hospital (Garia Station) * Sevangan Nursing Home * Smilz Dental Treatment Facility (Garia Park) * Remedy Diagnostic Center * Medich Health Clinic and Diagnostic Centre * Friends Diagnostic Private Limited * Mother Teresa Memorial TB Hospital and Research Centre *Neotia Mediplus Super Specialty Clinic (part of Park Hospitals), 168 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 (Opp. 228 bus stand)

Education

Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here include: *

Netaji Subhash Engineering College Netaji Subhash Engineering College or NSEC is a graduate and undergraduate engineering college of eastern India located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1998, it is situated at Techno City, Kolkata, Techno City, Panchpota, Garia i ...

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, Garia Station Road * Dinabandhu Andrews College-affiliated to

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. *

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical ...

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* Seacom Marine College * National Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata * Sammilani Mahavidyalaya * K.K. Das College * Future Institute of Engineering and Management * Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology * Neotia Academy Of Nursing, Chak Garia * Indus Valley World School * Welland Gouldsmith School * Techno India Group Public School * Techno Model School * Miranda High School * B.D. Memorial Institute-Mahamayatala * Garia Baroda Prasad High School * Garia Harimati Devi U. Balika School * Garia Vidyabhavana South School * Kids World School * Ideal commercial College * Garia Madrasah Badrul Uloom Quraniya - Islamic Educational Institute * Balia Nafar Chandra Balika Vidyalaya * Tentulberia Anukul Chandra High School

Notable non-governmental organizations

* BANCHBO - Education of children, elderly care, and female empowerment * Boral Kalpataru Seva Samity - Provides free health checks and medicines (Govt. registration num. S/2L/38619) * Grace and Glory of God (Kamalgazi)- Provides for the needy and helps to educate children

Places of interest

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, the second tallest tower in Kolkata (after South City) (located in

on the E. M. Bypass) * The Conclave Club Verde Vista,

* Garia Bazaar is one of the largest wholesale fish and vegetable markets in Kolkata * Sant Sri Asaramji Ashram, near

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, located near Briji * Very old twin temples at Garia Burning Ghat * Garia Buddha Temple * Baroda Avenue Kali Temple (one of the oldest

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temples of Garia) * Tripurasundari Temple (one of the oldest temples in Bengal) * Kaliganga canal * Shri Shri Baba Lokenath Brahmachari Mandir * Bipattarini Mandir (smaller version of the original Bipattarini Temple in Rajpur) * Mahamaya Mandir * Jora Mandir near Kali Ganga * Baishnab Ghata Putul Park * Shree Guru Asram, Naktala * Sheetala Mata Mandir, Near Boral Chowk (near Narayan Mistanna Bhandar) * Floating Market, Patuli

Festivals

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

is celebrated in Garia. *

Buddha Jayanti Buddha's Birthday (also known as Buddha Jayanti, also known as his day of enlightenment – Buddha Purnima, Buddha Pournami) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of East Asia and South Asia commemorating the birth of the Prince ...

is a celebration of 3 important events in Lord Buddha's life (Birth, Buddhata, Maha Parinirvan) at Garia Buddha Temple on Buddha Purnima Day. * Kathina Chivara Dana is a special occasion for Buddhists, especially for Buddhist monks and is celebrated after their completion of 3 months of Varsha Mash at Garia Buddha Temple. * Baishnabghata Patuli Boi Mela is a book fair at Kendua Shanti Sangha first held in December 2012. * Seva Utsav, organized by Dakshin Kalikata Krira O Sanskriti Parishad, has been a successful community program for 35 years. Activities include a free eye operation camp and medical camp, various cultural competitions and programmes, a torch relay, exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, the All Bengal Yogasan Competition, Baul Mela, Kavi Sammelan, seminars, etc. * Rakhi Utsav is the annual function of the Sreerampur Kalyan Samity. * West Bengal Art and Handicrafts Fair (sponsored by the Govt. of West Bengal) * Old Rath Yatra fair at Rathtala * Puja Rating and Rides (organised by Banchbo) * International Senior Citizen Day is celebrated on 1 October of every year. The event is organized by Banchbo Healing Touch. * World Diabetes Day is on 14 November of every year. Events are organized by Banchbo Healing Touch. * World Environment Day is on 5 June of every year. Events are organized by Banchbo and Metta Parishad, the youth wing of Garia Bauddha Sanskriti Samsad. *Doctors' Day is on 1 July of every year. Events are organized by Banchbo and Kendua Shanti Sangha.

In popular culture

In early 1953, the

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's debut

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'' Pather Panchali'' was done at Boral, which was then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata and is now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of ''

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'' in the dense

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groves near a pond in Garia.

Notable people

Ashapurna Devi Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. b ...

, highly acclaimed

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and

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Etymology

History

Present day

Settlements within Garia

New Garia

Chak Garia

Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Mahamayatala

Pearabagan

Tetultala

Hindustan More

Kandarpopur Town

Geographic location

Transport

List of Metro Stations

List of Railway Stations

List of major roads

Shopping

Medical facilities

Education

Notable non-governmental organizations

Places of interest

Festivals

In popular culture

Notable people

See also

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