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  Narendrapur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Narendrapur Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°26′21″N88°23′48″E / 22.4391°N 88.3968°E /22.4391; 88.3968 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| City | Kolkata |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700103 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur Uttar |
| Website | www |
Narendrapur is a neighbourhood ofSouth Kolkata inSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a locality ofRajpur Sonarpur. It is a part of the area covered by theKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis ofKolkata.[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.
Narendrapur is located at22°26′21″N88°23′48″E / 22.4391°N 88.3968°E /22.4391; 88.3968. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Narendrapur is on theState Highway 1.[7]
Narendrapur railway station is on theSealdah–Namkhana line of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.[7][8]
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use theKolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[9]
Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, established in 1960, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.[10]
Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy, established in 1965, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta and is recognised by theRehabilitation Council of India. It specialises in education/ teacher education. It has a hostel, a computer centre and a playground.[11]
Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium school for boys. It was established in 1958 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[12]
Sonarpur Rural Hospital, with 25 beds, atRajpur Sonarpur, is the major government medical facility in theSonarpurCD block.[13]
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