Durganagar is a locality in

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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

It is flanked by

Birati Birati is a neighbourhood in North Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The locality is adjacent to the Netaji Subhas Ch ...

and Nimta areas in the north,

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in the east, area of Belgharia and adjoining areas of

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in the west and the posh areas of Dum Dum Cantonment and Dum Dum Cantonment metro station in the south.Google maps Durganagar is a part of the North Dum Dum Municipality. Previously it was known as Sultanpur. Durganagar area is situated in the northern suburbs of the

Kolkata Metropolitan Area The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous ...

. It is about 6.2 km from

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and 1 km west of

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Police station

Nimta police station under the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate have jurisdiction over

Municipal areas.

Post office

Durganagar has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700065 in the Kolkata North Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region.

Education

Prominent schools in Durganagar and surrounding areas are as follows: * Durganagar Nepal Chandra Vidyapith High School (H.S) at School Rd, Durganagar * Durganagar High School (H.S) at Rabindra Sarani, North Durganagar. * Swarnamayee Smriti Vidyalaya High School at Nirmal Sengupta Sarani, Manikpur. * Khalisakota Adarsha Vidyalaya for Girls' (H.S) at Khalisakota Pally, P.O Italgacha. * Khalisakota Adarsha Vidyalaya for Boys (H.S) at Khalisakota Pally, P.O Rajbari. * Nalta Mahajati High School for Girls (H.S) and Nalta Mahajati High School for Boys (H.S) at Nalta School Rd, Dum Dum Cantonment. * Uttar Rabindranagar Vivekananda High School (H.S) at Vivekananda Pally, Rabindra Nagar (N), Dum Dum Cantonment.

Transport

Durganagar has good transportation facilities.

Belghoria Expressway Belghoria Expressway is a long grade separated bypass expressway in the northern metropolitan region of Kolkata, West Bengal. It bypasses the core city area and links the terminal junction points of NH 16 and NH 19 at Rajchandrapur near ...

(locally known as Delhi Road) passes through Durganagar. It is very close to the Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Durganagar railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line is the nearest railway station. Dum Dum Cantonment metro station and Biman Bandar metro station of Yellow Line of

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are the nearest metro stations. It is expected to begin its services in 2025.

Bus

Buses ply along

are:

Private Bus

* 285

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/ Bally Ghat railway station -

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Sector-V * DN2/1

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Shapoorji Housing Estate * DN44

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* DN46 Dankuni Housing -

Karunamoyee

WBTC Bus

* C23 Dankuni Housing - Park Circus * S23A Rajchandrapur -

Karunamoyee * AC2B Belgharia Rathtala -

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Sulekha * AC23A Rajchandrapur -

Karunamoyee * AC50

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- Garia * AC50A Rajchandrapur - Garia Many unnumbered shuttle buses also pass through Durganagar along

Culture

Kolkata’s reverence and love for Goddess Durga are known facts. This reverence yet again takes centerstage as the locality is popularly known to be named after the goddess herself. Durga Puja in Durganagar has been organised by various local clubs such as Durganagar Sporting Club, Alok Sangha Club, Badra Agragami Club, Durganagar Bandhu Milan Sangha, Durganagar Aikatan Club and others. ISKCON Durganagar

Sri Jagannath Radha Madanmohan Temple has been established by

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at Durganagar near

or Delhi Road. Every year religious procession has been organised here during

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with great enthusiasm.

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celebrate a lot of festivals and follow a lot of traditions and rituals throughout the year. One among all the

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is the

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, this festival has been celebrated at Sri Jagannath Radha Madanmohan Temple by ISKCON with a lot of devotion.

Markets

Markets in Durganagar area are: *Durganagar Market *Menu Chatterjee Market *Shibtala Bazar

Notable residents

* Bhaskar Ganguly is a former Indian

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from Durganagar,

. He was the captain of

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which participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in

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. *Dipankar Ganguly: The famous English tutor (familiar as Dilip Ganguly) who taught since 40 years. Despite having profound knowledge in literature, science, arts, commerce etc, he was also a great human being and cordial to his student. Besides teaching passionately he chose his profession as the manager of the Central Bank of India. He left us forever at the age of 71 years old, 18th April, 2021.

References

External links

* {{Municipalities of West Bengal Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area