Batanagar

Batanagar
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Batanagar
Location in West Bengal, India
Batanagar
Batanagar (India)
Coordinates: 22°30′48″N 88°13′23″E / 22.5133°N 88.2230°E / 22.5133; 88.2230Coordinates: 22°30′48″N 88°13′23″E / 22.5133°N 88.2230°E / 22.5133; 88.2230
Country  India
State West Bengal
Division Presidency
District South 24 Parganas
City Kolkata
Established 1993 (1993)
Government
 • Type Chairman–Council
 • Body Maheshtala Municipality
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 700140
Telephone code +91 33
Vehicle registration WB-01 to WB-10, WB-19, WB-20, WB-22, WB-22U
Lok Sabha constituency Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency Maheshtala
Website www.maheshtalamunicipality.org

Batanagar is a locality in Maheshtala Municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is a neighbourhood in South West Kolkata. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)[1]. It is one of the places named after the multinational shoe company Bata [2]. There is a plant of the Bata company here. The employees mostly reside in Batanagar.

History

Batanagar was established to start the first shoe factory in India by Czechoslovak industrialist Tomáš Baťa. The Bata brand was established on August 24, 1894 in Zlín, then in Austria-Hungary (now in Czech Republic). The company first established itself in India in 1931 by renting a building to start an experimental shoe production plant in Konnagar, West Bengal with 75 Czechoslovak experts. Jan Antonín Baťa then built up an industrial manufacturing city called Batanagar in 1934, as well as other factories in Delhi and Patna, and elsewhere in India, employing more than 7,000 people. Later Batanagar became one of the bigger suburban towns near Kolkata.

Geography

Batanagar lies on the right bank of the river Ganges. Nungi or Nangi, the nearest rail station, is 23 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah–Komagatamaru Budge Budge line of Eastern Railway.and just 9 km from Taratala.

Economy

Not only the Bata India Shoe factory, another very remarkable feature of Batanagar, is that shoe-making is a predominant cottage industry in Batanagar. Countless houses and families are dedicated to manufacturing shoes of various makes - leather, PVC, jute, etc. for some of the leading shoe brands in India. For example, - Khadim's, SreeLeathers, Titas and Liberty which are some of the most renowned shoe makers in India, have outsourced a major portion of their shoe making process to the various entities in Batanagar. Every alternate home in Batanagar houses a small unit which is manufacturing shoes.

This feature was born out of necessity, as most of the families residing in Batanagar are dependent on the Bata factory for their livelihood, hence whenever the factory gets locked-out, these families are very severely affected. Hence shoe making from their homes has given them an alternate source of earning.

Education

There are several higher secondary level schools including the Bata Boys' School, Bata Girls' School, BatanagarSri Ramkrishna Ashram Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Nungi high school, Nungi Balika Bidyalay, Bangla jatio sikhsa mandir, jagtala suryakumar high school in Batanagar area. There are also some secondary level schools. There is no college in Batanagar; the nearest colleges are Budge Budge College and Maheshtala College . Mahestala College was accredited by NAAC in May 2004. A private college, Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management & Science (BIEMS), offering various technical, management and basic science programs, is also in operation here.

Sports

The place has also given to India some of the greatest footballers, like Sankar Banerjee (ex-India International and Mohun Bagan coach), Dilip Banerjee, Krishnendu Roy, Shankar Adhikary, Goutam Guha Roy, Shanti Majumdar, Manash Bhattacharya to name a few.

Durga Puja celebration in Batanagar

Durga puja is celebrated every year with great joy and enthusiasm. One of the famous durgatsab is Batanagar Newland Durga Puja.

Emergency Contact Details

Municipality Maheshtala Municipality [Contact - .2490-1651, 2490-3389]
Police Station

Maheshtala Police Station [Telephone No. - +(91)-33-24906437]

Hospital Matrisadan [Telephone No. - 2490-4223; Ambulance : 2492-4224]

Budge Budge Medical Superintendent ESI Hospital [2480-3908, 2470-1396]

References

  1. ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  2. ↑ One other place is Bataville, near Moussey, Moselle, France
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