Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar is a city in Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal and has about 634,000 residents. Bidhannagar is situated nearby to the suburb Kestopur, as well as near the neighborhood AJ Block.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nazrul Tirtha and Salt Lake Stadium.
Nazrul Tirtha
Arts center
Photo: Suman Kumar Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazrul Tirtha is a cultural and educational center dedicated to the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The center is situated in Action Area - I of New Town, Kolkata.
Salt Lake Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Salt Lake Stadium, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 85,000 spectators.
Anandalok Hospital
Hospital
Anandalok Hospital is a network of non-profit multi-specialty hospitals located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has 18 branches, including four in Salt Lake — one opposite Karunamoyee and the others in CK, CL and BF blocks, employing over 1500 people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Kolkata and North Kolkata.
East Kolkata
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Kolkata comprises the new areas on the eastern side of the metropolis that have been growing since the 1990s. It houses the IT hub of Kolkata, shopping emporia, amusement parks and splurge hotels.
North Kolkata
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
North Kolkata is the oldest area of Kolkata, 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.
South Dum Dum
Town
Photo: Saikatthe007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Dum Dum is a town 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.
Bidhannagar
- Type: City with 634,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.5949° or 22° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
88.435° or 88° 26′ 6″ eastPopulation
634,000Open location code
7MJCHCVM+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1104715041OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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