Joka

Joka is a locality of South Kolkata in district in , . It is a part of greater region. Joka is located at the southern fringe of the city and marks the limit of KMC area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 9,300 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Kolkata
  • Also known as: “Joka, Kolkata”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joka metro station and IIM Calcutta.

Metro station
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Joka is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in , , India. The station is located in Joka.

College
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The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is a public business school in Joka, , , India. Established in November 1961, it is the oldest of the Indian Institutes of Management and was declared an Institute of National Importance under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017.

Metro station
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Thakurpukur is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in , , , India. It is located in Thakurpukur, above the Diamond Harbour road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Suburbs and Behala.

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The of cover the rapidly mushrooming suburbs to the south and west of the city, including Behala, Dhakuria, Garden Reach, Garia, Golf Green, Jadavpur, Joka, Kidderpore, New Alipore, Pailan, Thakurpukur and Tollygunge.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the district of in the city , located in the state of . It is broadly spread across wards 115–132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. is situated 6 km north of Joka.

Suburb
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is a locality of South Kolkata, in , India. It is known for being the center of Bengali cinema in India, with filming locations used for other regional Indian films. is situated 7 km northeast of Joka.

Joka

Latitude
22.45335° or 22° 27′ 12″ north
Longitude
88.30252° or 88° 18′ 9″ east
Population
9,300
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7MJCF833+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9914301355
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11189030
Wiki­data ID
Q3183085
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Hindi—“Joka” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “জোকা”
  • French: “Joka”
  • French: “Jokka”
  • Hindi: “जोका, कोलकाता”
  • Hindi: “जोका”

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