Hatibagan is a neighbourhood of

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in the

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Overview

The area is under

Shyampukur Shyampukur is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station. Etymology Shyampukur, like its n ...

and

Burtolla Burtolla (or Bartala) is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology It was named after the twin banyan (''bar'' or ''bat'' in Bengali) that stood there. The Rajas of Sobhabazar had ordered ...

police stations. It is next to

Shyambazar Shyambazar is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali ari ...

. The place is popular for its shops, markets, cinema halls and old theatres. No other places in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

cover as many cinema &

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

halls as Hatibagan. One of the most popular and famous cinema halls here is the

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, with many people in North Kolkata choosing to watch films there instead of multiplexes because of its low ticket prices. Hatibagan is one of the oldest traditional markets in Kolkata city. One can buy typical Bengal silk and cotton saris here. Hatibagan broadly covers Ward No. 10 and 11 of

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. This locality is also renowned for having some of the best Durga Puja committees in the city.Hatibagan Sarbojanin and Hatibagan Nabin Pally being the most notable ones. The Japanese had dropped a bomb at Hatibagan market during World War II but it did not explode. The major portion of the market was gutted in a fire on 22 March 2012.

Etymology

There are two main views on the etymology of the name Hatibagan. ''Hati'' means elephant, ''bagan'' means garden. According to one view, the elephants of the Nawab

Siraj ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah ( fa, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Beng ...

were posted here when he attacked Kolkata in 1756. Another view suggests someone with the surname ''Hati'' had a villa with garden in this area, leading to the name. The villa was bought by Mehtab Chand Mullick who initiated the market.

Economy

Daily markets

Hatibagan market, along with Maniktala,

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 ...

, Lake Market and Gariahat markets, is amongst the largest markets in Kolkata. The larger markets of Kolkata have two sectors – inner and outer. The inner market is the official or core market in a planned building and the outer is a makeshift arrangement of pavement stalls. Hatibagan Market at 82, Bidhan Sarani is a private market spread across 1 acre. Vegetables, fruits, betel leaf, fish, meat, egg, spices etc. are available. It is a hustle-bustle area spread beyond the market arena onto the footpaths. "From fashionable wears to home decors and goods, you will get each and everything that you need." Earlier, Hatibagan had a pet market, which has been shifted to Galiff Street. A fire had gutted Hatibagan Market in 2012. The market houses more than 1,500 shops in two buildings.

Transport

Road

Two major roads those cross through Hatibagan are

Bidhan Sarani Bidhan Sarani (formerly known as Cornwallis Street) is a principal north–south thoroughfare in north part of Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra R ...

(formerly Cornwallis Street) &

Aurobindo Sarani Aurobindo Sarani (formerly Grey Street) is one of the oldest and most congested main roads in north part of Kolkata. Many buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws use the road. It connects Ultadanga with Shobhabazar. West of Gouribari, Ultadanga Main R ...

(formerly Grey Street). Many buses and auto-rickshaws ply along these roads.

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route no. 5 serves the area (via

).Google maps

Train

Kolkata Station, one of the five major railway-terminals of

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, is the nearest railway station. Bidhannagar Road railway station and Sovabazar Ahiritola railway station are also located nearby.

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