Bidhannagar বিধাননগর Salt Lake City সল্ট লেক শহর | |
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| Coordinates:22°35′N88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E /22.58; 88.42 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Founded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy Dobrivoje Toskovic (Master Planner and Chief Architect) |
| Named after | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Krishna Chakraborty |
| • Deputy Mayor | Anita Mondal |
| • Chairperson | Sabyasachi Dutta |
| • Police Commissioner | Shri Mukesh, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.51 km2 (21.43 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th (in West Bengal) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 634,107 |
| • Rank | 4th (in West Bengal) |
| • Density | 11,420/km2 (29,590/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700064, 700091, 700097, 700098, 700105, 700106, 700059, 700091, 700101, 700135, 700102, 700157, 700159 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat,Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bidhannagar,Rajarhat Gopalpur |
| Website | bmcwbgov.in |
Bidhannagar, also known asSalt Lake City, is a city and a municipal corporation ofNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndian state ofWest Bengal. It is the headquarters of theBidhannagar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)[2][3][4] and is located on the north-eastern side ofKolkata.
Bidhannagar's Salt lake is a planned region ofKolkata. It was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population ofKolkata. Bidhannagar (including Salt lake) inKolkata metropolitan area is under the administration ofBidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City.[5]
The city is considered the main IT hub ofEastern India andKolkata,West Bengal. The Nabadiganta Industrial area of Bidhannagar has always played a key role in the economic health of the city area. As of April 2019, Sector V of Bidhannagar had approximately 1,500 companies.[6]
The city is named afterBidhan Chandra Roy, the founder of Salt Lake area of the city, the second Premier of West Bengal (1948–1950) and the firstChief Minister of West Bengal.
During theSalt Satyagraha, the people of Mahishbathan between present day Salt Lake and Rajarhat Newtown joined the Salt Satyagraha movement by preparing salt using indigenous methods. The main initiator of the movement was Lakshmikant Pramanik, thezamindar of Mahishbathan.[7]
Bidhannagar's Master Planner and Chief Architect wasDobrivoje Tošković[8][9] fromSFR Yugoslavia, nowSerbia.
Bidhannagar's architecture has modern landmarks, such as theVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan or Salt Lake Stadium.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 33,175 | — |
| 1991 | 100,048 | +201.6% |
| 2001 | 164,221 | +64.1% |
| 2011 | 215,514 | +31.2% |
| Source:Government of India[10] | ||
At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar Municipality had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre.[11] However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Salt Lake City) because it includesEast Kolkata Wetlands area, where very few floating people live.[12][11] Bidhannagar Municipality has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%),[13] with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.[14]
Salt Lake is located in the southeastern part of West Bengal. The city area sits within thelower Ganges Delta of eastern India. The Salt Lake area of Kolkata city was formed by land reclamation, which was done in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the growing population. Salt Lake is located on the north eastern area ofKolkata, the state capital; 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) west ofGhojadanga, a border checkpoint; and 128 kilometres (80 mi) north ofBakkhali.
According to theBidhannagar Municipal Corporation, the city area has a total area of 55.51 square kilometres (21.43 sq mi), with approx 30.51 square kilometres (11.78 sq mi) of it being land, and approx 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), or 45.5% of the total, being covered by water. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (49 ft).
East Kolkata Wetlands, located within the city limits of Bidhannagar, lies across the southern part of the city. It is one of the twoRamsar sites in West Bengal, the other being theSundarban Wetland.[15]
Bidhannagar is administered by several government agencies. TheBidhannagar Municipal Corporation, or BMC, oversees and manages the civic infrastructure of the city's 6 boroughs, which together encompass 41 wards. Each ward elects a councilor to the BMC. Each borough has a committee of councillors, each of whom is elected to represent a ward. By means of the borough committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. The functions of the KMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting, and building regulation.[1]
Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction ofBidhannagar Municipal Corporation).[16]
TheBidhannagar Police Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement in the city area. Out of 13 police stations of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, 9 police stations are engaged in controlling law and order in city area.[17][18]
Bidhannagar has a bus terminal named Karunamoyee Bus Terminus. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus.[19]
WBTC Bus
Other WBTC buses which ply onEastern Metropolitan Bypass andBiswa Bangla Sarani are as follows:
The modes of transportation like other parts ofKolkata includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, Yellow taxi and other popular options likeauto rickshaw and e-rickshaws. TheHowrah Maidan - Salt Lake Sector V -Teghoria (Haldiram) Line (Green Line) of theKolkata Metro is in operation since 14 February 2020, now connects Salt Lake Sector V and Sealdah. TheNew Garia –Dum Dum Airport Line (Orange Line) of theKolkata Metro, which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays.[23][24]
Schools in Salt Lake include the:
Catholic schools include:
Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage