Tala tank

The Tala tank, also spelled Tallah tank, is a water tower in , , India. Construction started in 1909 and it was inaugurated in May 1911 by Edward Norman Baker, the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.
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  • Type: Water tower
  • Description: Water tank in India
  • Also known as: “Tala Tank” and “Tallah Tank”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Hospital
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is a public medical college and hospital located in , , . Established in 1886, it was the first private medical college in Asia. is situated 620 metres south of Tala tank.

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. is situated 410 metres south of Tala tank.

Railway station
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is one of the large intercity railway stations serving Kolkata Metropolitan Area in West Bengal, India. The others are , Howrah, Shalimar, Dankuni and . is situated 1 km southeast of Tala tank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cossipore and Shyam Bazar.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , in in the state of . One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station.

Suburb
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Shyambazar is a prominent neighbourhood of , in in the Indian state of . The popularity of Shyambazar five point crossing is due to the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Suburb
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Bagbazar is a neighbourhood of , 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.

Tala tank

Latitude
22.61° or 22° 36′ 36″ north
Longitude
88.37877° or 88° 22′ 44″ east
Height
34 metres (112 feet)
Operator
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Open location code
7MJCJ95H+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 359353557
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_tower
Wiki­data ID
Q31726001
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In Other Languages

“Tala tank” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “টালা ট্যাংক”
  • Bengali: “টালা ট্যাঙ্ক”

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