North Kolkata

North Kolkata is the oldest area of , a fascinating district dominated by narrow little lanes and hundreds of century-old buildings belonging to the Zamindars, other rich Bengalis who used to trade with the British.
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  • Type: region
  • Description: region of Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Also known as: “North Calcutta” and “Uttar Kolkata”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Star Theatre and Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Movie theater
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The , is a theatre in Hatibagan, . It was built in 1883. Initially situated in Beadon Street, the theatre later moved to Cornwallis Street - now called Bidhan Sarani.

Museum
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is a Haveli in , North Kolkata, , , is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shobha Bazar and Jorasanko.

Suburb
Shobhabazar is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in , in the state of .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in , West Bengal, India. It is so called because of the two wooden or bamboo bridges that spanned a small stream at this point.

Suburb
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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.

North Kolkata

Latitude
22.5892° or 22° 35′ 21″ north
Longitude
88.3709° or 88° 22′ 15″ east
Open location code
7MJCH9QC+M9
Wiki­data ID
Q14221200
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Italian—“North Kolkata” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উত্তর কলকাতা”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর”
  • Italian: “Calcutta nord”

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