Batanagar | |
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Neighbourhood in Maheshtala | |
  Batanagar Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Batanagar Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°30′48″N88°13′23″E / 22.5133°N 88.2230°E /22.5133; 88.2230 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Maheshtala Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700140 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Maheshtala |
| Website | www |
Batanagar is a neighbourhood inMaheshtala of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by theKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]
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Batanagar was established to build the first shoe factory in India by Czechoslovak industrialistTomáš Baťa. TheBata brand was launched on 24 August 1894 inZlín, then inAustria-Hungary (now in theCzech Republic). The company first established itself in India in 1931 by renting a building to start an experimental shoe production plant inKonnagar, with 75 Czechoslovak experts.Jan Antonín Baťa then built up an industrial manufacturing city called Batanagar in 1934 as well as other factories inDelhi andPatna and elsewhere in India, employing more than 7,000 people. Later, Batanagar became one of the bigger suburban cities nearKolkata.
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of theHooghly River, is analluvial stretch, with industrial development.[4][5][6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Batanagar is located at22°30′48″N88°13′23″E / 22.5133°N 88.2230°E /22.5133; 88.2230. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
It is one of the places named after the multinational shoe companyBata. There is a plant of the Bata company here. The employees mostly reside in Batanagar. Shoe-making is a predominant cottage industry in Batanagar, with houses and families dedicated to manufacturing shoes from leather, PVC, jute, etc. for shoe brands in India. For example -Khadim's,Sreeleathers, Titas and Liberty have outsourced a major portion of their shoe making process to the various entities in Batanagar.[citation needed] Every alternate home in Batanagar houses a small unit which is manufacturing shoes.[citation needed]
This feature was born out of necessity, as most of the families residing in Batanagar are dependent on the Bata factory for their livelihood, hence whenever the factory gets locked-out, these families are very severely affected. Hence shoe making from their homes has given them an alternate source of earning.[citation needed]
Techno International Batanagar, established in 2012, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.[7]
Batanagar is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[8]
Nangi railway station is located nearby.[8]
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