Pilkhana, West Bengal
Pilkhana is a slum in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the slum the best-seller City of Joy has been written about.[1] Pilkhana has at least tens of thousands of residents.[2] It is not far from Howrah Station.[3] A Hallman High School exists.[4] As for religious adherents, it has significant Hindu and Muslim populations.[5] Pilkhana is of industrial character.[6] It is part of Howrah Sadar constituency.[7] The Salesians of Don Bosco are present in Pilkhana.[8] Another notable slum near Kolkata is Tikia Para in Howrah.
References
- ↑ "Family Support in Pilkhana". Calcuttakids.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ Les racines des palιtuviers: l ... – Gaston Dayanand. Google Books. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "Seva Sangh Samiti-Brief History". Sevasanghsamiti.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "News from Calcutta". Ashalayam. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "Pilkhana – Google-Suche". Google.de. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ The Indian journal of economics – University of Allahabad. Dept. of Economics, University of Allahabad. Dept. of Commerce, Indian Economic Association. Google Books. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "Leaders mouth platitudes, play votebank politics – Times Of India". The Times of India. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ http://donboscokolkata.org/houses/12.html
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