Cossipore

Cossipore is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the state of . One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: locality of Kolkata
  • Also known as: “Calcutta Cossipore” and “Gossipur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital and Tala railway station.

Hospital
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is a public hospital in , , which started as Asia's first private medical college. It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era.

Railway station
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Tala is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Tala, . The station, which features two platforms, primarily functions as a freight yard, with only a few local trains making stops. Its station code is TALA.

Railway station
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is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in the neighbourhood of . It serves the local areas of in , , India. The station has two platforms. Its station code is BBR.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baranagar and Bagbazar.

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is a suburb north of , in the district of West Bengal. It has a rich cultural heritage.

Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the state of . The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring , the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as Sutanuti.

Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shyambazar is a prominent neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in in the Indian state of . The popularity of Shyambazar five point crossing is due to the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Cossipore

Latitude
22.61735° or 22° 37′ 3″ north
Longitude
88.37373° or 88° 22′ 25″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IN COS
Open location code
7MJCJ98F+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6196153193
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1273815
Wiki­data ID
Q5174715
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Cossipore” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কাশীপুর”
  • Cebuano: “Cossipore”
  • Dutch: “Cossipore”
  • Hindi: “कोसीपुर”
  • Swedish: “Cossipore”

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