Bhadrakali, Hooghly

Bhadrakali is a locality in Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

For other uses, see Bhadrakali (disambiguation).
Bhadrakali
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Bhadrakali
Location in West Bengal, India
Bhadrakali
Bhadrakali (India)
Coordinates: 22.6762°N 88.3466°E / 22.6762; 88.3466
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyUttarpara Kotrung Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712232
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencySreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyUttarpara
Websitehooghly.gov.in

Location

Bhadrakali is located on the west bank of the Hooghly River.

Industry

The Bhadrakali distillery of United Spirits was earlier owned by Shaw Wallace.[1]In 1959 Bengal Distillery at Bhadrakali had become a fully owned subsidiary of Shaw Wallace.[2]The Bhadrakali distillery was set up in 1949 and manufactures fast moving brands of Indian-made foreign liquor.[3]

Transport

State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Bhadrakali.[4]

Private Bus

Train

Uttarpara railway station and Hind Motor railway station are the nearest railway stations on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.

Education

Swami Niswambalananda Girls' College, a general degree college for girls, was established at Bhadrakali in 1978. It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, history, education, political science, geography and accountancy.[5][6]

Bhadrakali High School is a Bengali-medium school at Bhadrakali.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre with 5 beds at Bhadrakali, run by Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality.[7]

References
  1. "United Spirits – Bhadrakali Distillery". Industry About. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Shaw Wallace and Company". Money Control. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "Swc to relocate composite distillery". Sourav Majumdar. Business Standard, 8 August 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. "Swami Niswabalananda Girls' College". SNGC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. "Swami Niswabalananda Girls' College". College Admission. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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