Hastings | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
 Mikoyan MiG-27TS-582 preserved in Hastings | |
  Hastings Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates:22°32′49″N88°19′39″E / 22.546944°N 88.327472°E /22.546944; 88.327472 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Victoria(under construction) |
| Founded by | British East India Company |
| Named after | Warren Hastings |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 63,74,75,76 |
| Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700021, 700022, 700023 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kolkata Port andBhabanipur |
Hastings is a neighbourhood ofCentral South Kolkata inKolkata district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Hastings is an area in Central Kolkata between theMaidan and theHooghly River. The area named afterWarren Hastings, who was the first Governor-General of Bengal then the whole of India from 1772 to 1785.
The Hastings area was initially a Muslim burial ground, then became ‘Coolie Bazar’ for workmen who builtFort William and finally turned into a township for the Ordnance and Commissariat department people.[1]
This was originally the military area of the city and several landmarks remain includingFort William, the Lascar War Memorial and the Ordnance Club, as well as theRace Course. In 1855, a ChurchHastings Chapel, Kolkata was built there for the officers of the East India Company.[2]
In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Hastings.[1]
This is also where one of the city’s major thoroughfares feeds ontoVidyasagar Setu, the impressive suspension bridge crossing the Hooghly River which was completed in 1992.
Hastings police station is part of theSouth division ofKolkata Police. It is located at 5, Middle Road, Kolkata-700022.[3]
Tollygunge Womens police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.[3]
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