Tiljala

Tiljala
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Coordinates: 22°31′40″N 88°23′08″E / 22.527861°N 88.385564°E / 22.527861; 88.385564Coordinates: 22°31′40″N 88°23′08″E / 22.527861°N 88.385564°E / 22.527861; 88.385564
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Distirct Kolkata
Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards 66, 67, 108
Population
 • Total For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 700039
Area code(s) +91 33 2343-2344
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ballygunge

Tiljala is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.

History

The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar, and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Tiljala was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch.[1][2][3]

In the eastern fringes of Kolkata, the neighbourhoods such as Tangra, Tiljala, Topsia and Dhapa, were populated largely with people who migrated from poverty-ridden and caste-ridden villages, in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. They came with dreams of a better life but landed in the slums with open drains, pigsties, factory chimneys and pungent chemicals. They found work in the tanneries and factories, and also engaged in menial work. A big proportion of them were Chamars, but there also were Doms, Dosads, Mehtars and Kahars. They were all Harijans and they formed a majority. They escaped from the petty persecution they faced in their villages but were far removed from the main stream of urban life and culture. They have been here, living in depressing conditions, for more than a century.[4]

Originally a slum area, Tiljala was once known for abject living conditions and high crime rates.[5] It has seen a recent real estate boom but urbanization hasn't kept pace with settlements. Scattered pockets of slums exist, illegal constructions are on the rise and the arterial roads still lack pavements.

The construction of the Bondel Gate flyover, bridging the Kolkata Suburban Railway (Sealdah South Section) between Picnic Garden Road and Bondel Road was completed in 2006 after a long legal wrangle over land dispute. The proposed widening of Picnic Garden Road and G. S. Bose Road is yet to take place.[6]

Geography

Police district

Tiljala police station is one of the nine police stations in the South-east division of Kolkata Police.[7]

Located at C.N.Roy Road, Kolkata-39, it has jurisdiction over the police district which is bordered on the north by a line starting from a point where the southern limit of extended Dr. B. N. Dey Road meets the eastern limit of Topsia Road (south), thence eastwards along the southern limit of Dr. B. N. Dey Road up to a point, where it meets the eastern limit of the Eastern Metropolitan Bye-Pass. On the east, it is bordered by a line starting from a point where the eastern limit of Eastern Metropolitan Bye-Pass meets the southern limit of Dr. B. N. Dey Road, thence southwards along the eastern limit of the Eastern Metropolitan Bye-Pass up to the extended southern limit of Picnic Garden Road. On the south, it is bordered by a line starting from the junction point of eastern limit of Eastern Metropolitan Bye-Pass and extended southern limit of Picnic Garden Road thence westwards along the southern limit of Picnic Garden Road up to the point where it meets the eastern limit of Tiljala Road. On the west it is bordered by a line starting from the junction point of the eastern limit of Tiljala Road and the southern limit of Picnic Garden Road, thence northwards along the eastern limit of Tiljala Road up to the Tiljala Masjidbari Lana, thence by the southern limit of Tiljala Masjidbari Lane and Topsia Road South up to the point where it meets the southern limit of Dr. B. N. Dey Road.[7]

Karaya Women police station, has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South-east division, i.e. Topsia, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Gariahat, Lake, Karaya, Rabindra Sarobar and Tiljala.[7]

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.[8]

Location

It is bordered by E.M. Bypass in the east, Ballygunge Place in the west, Kasba in the south and Topsia in the north.

Sub areas

Demographics

[5] It housed one of the largest slums, mainly Muslim, in the city. In 1971, Hindu refugees from Bangladesh settled in colonies. At present, Tiljala is a melting pot with great ethnic diversity - there are Bengalis, Marwaris, Punjabis, Anglo-Indians, Nepalis, a number of communities from Bihar and the North-East and a few African nationals.

Education

There are several pre-schools and government aided higher secondary schools.

  • Tiljala Boys High School
  • Bijoynagar High School
  • Brojonath Girls High School
  • Tiljala Girls High School

Culture

The Ras Purnima is celebrated with an elaborate fair and a circus show.

Sunil Nagar club won the prestigious Asian Paints Sharad Shamman "Best Durga Puja" award three times in 1992, 1995 and 1999.

Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 6-10: The History. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, first published 1909/reprint 1980, pages 103-4 and 221, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  3. ↑ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 14-15, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
  4. ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Raghab, ‘’The Inheritors: Slum and Pavement Life in Calcutta”, in “Calcutta, The Living City” Vol II, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Pages 78-82, First published 1990, 2005 edition, Oxford University Press, ISBN 019 563697
  5. 1 2 http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FlCUvY5TxP5WGDychMzZ6I/Local-Geography--The-taming-of-Tiljala.html
  6. ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060222/asp/calcutta/story_5876443.asp
  7. 1 2 3 "Kolkata Police, South-east Division". Tiljala police station. KP. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph, 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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