Belepole is a residential locality of

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. It is an

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which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near

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. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu ( Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence

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is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna. Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Demographics

The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have

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as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.

Notable locations

* Belepole Panch Mathar More or Belepole Bus Stop. * Hang Sang Crossing or Belepole Crossing. * Kusum Kumari Park. * Dhole Company Warehouse and Factory. * Howrah Indoor Stadium and Dumurjola Play Grounds (5 minutes walk). * Zaika Inn. * Bayleaf Restaurant. * Chatterjeehat.

Main occupations

The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.

Institutions

Betor Primary School and Betor Sikshyayotan for girls are only schools here. A little far away

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, Baksara High School are also notable.

Transport

Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although

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s are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.

Bus

Private Bus

* 72 Dumurjala -

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Mini Bus

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WBTC Bus

* C11

- B.B.D. Bagh/

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* VS12 Santragachi railway station -

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Bus Stand Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.

Train

Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.