Ekbalpur

Ekbalpur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Coordinates: 22°32′11″N 88°19′21″E / 22.536323°N 88.322454°E / 22.536323; 88.322454Coordinates: 22°32′11″N 88°19′21″E / 22.536323°N 88.322454°E / 22.536323; 88.322454
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
District Kolkata
Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward 78
Population
 • Total For population see linked KMC ward page
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s) +91 33
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kolkata Port

Ekbalpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the zoo at Zirat, Alipore, and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in Garden Reach. One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the ‘Solah Anna’, is located on Ekbalpur Road. [1]

Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.[2]

In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Watgunge.[3]

Geography

Police district

Ekbalpur police station is part of the Port division of Kolkata Police. Located at 38B Ekbalpur Road, Kolkata-700023, it has jurisdiction over the police district which is bordered on the north by Dr. Sudhir Bose Road, including the road but excluding the houses on the north of the road, Circular Garden Reach Road from its junction with Dr. Sudhir Bose Road up to its junction with Bhukailash Road (excluding the road and footpath); on the east by Diamond Harbour Road from its junction with Dr. Sudhir Bose Road up to its junction with Jala Lane, including the road and the western footpath; on the south by Jala Lane, including the lane and all houses on the north of the northern boundary wall of the C.P.C. quarters on Remount Road up to Bhukailash Road on the west; and on the west by Bhukailash Road excluding the road.[4]

Watgunge Women police station, located at 16, Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiabruz.[4]

Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

  1. ↑ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  2. ↑ Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, “Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921”, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  3. ↑ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 15-20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  4. 1 2 "Kolkata Police". Port Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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