Chitpur
Chitpur is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sometimes, the entire area along Chitpur Road is referred to as Chitpur, although the various localities have distinctive names.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: locality of Kolkata
- Also known as: “Chitpore” and “Chitpur Terminus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aminia and Dum Dum Junction railway station.
Aminia
Restaurant
Aminia is a historic chain of restaurants specialising in traditional Mughlai and Awadhi cuisine, headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1929, Aminia has grown from a single outlet on Zakaria Street to become one of Eastern India's most renowned restaurant chains, with outlets across West Bengal and internationally in Dubai. Aminia is situated 510 metres west of Chitpur.
Dum Dum Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dum Dum Junction is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station in Kolkata. Three lines branch out from Dum Dum in the north direction–the Kolkata Eastern line to Gede, the Calcutta chord line to Dankuni and the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line to Bangaon and Hasnabad. Dum Dum Junction railway station is situated 2½ km west of Chitpur.
Dum Dum Cantonment railway station
Railway station
Dum Dum Cantonment is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is situated 2½ km north of Chitpur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Dum Dum and Baguiati.
South Dum Dum
Town
Photo: Saikatthe007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Baguiati
Suburb
Baguiati is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Lake Town
Suburb
Photo: Sssxccal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Chitpur
- Categories: neighborhood and transportation
- Location: Barrackpur II, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Hindi—“Chitpur” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “চিৎপুর”
- Hindi: “चितपुर”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nagarbazar and Ravi Bagri’s House at Bangur Avenue.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chitpur”. Photo: Thomas Daniell, Public domain.