Dum Dum Park

Dum Dum Park is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and forms part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) area. Dum Dum Park is a planned area with straight and wide roads, multiple water tanks have become a coveted neighbourhood in Greater Kolkata. In recent years, the multiple high budget pandals draw several visitors to the area during the Durga Puja.[1][2][3]

Dum Dum Park
Neighbourhood
Dum Dum Park
Location in West Bengal, India
Dum Dum Park
Dum Dum Park (India)
Coordinates: 22.610239°N 88.414350°E / 22.610239; 88.414350
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Metro StationBelgachia and Jessore Road(under construction)
Police StationLake Town Police Station
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodySouth Dumdum Municipality, Ward No 28
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700055
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBidhannagar

Location

Dum Dum Park is surrounded by Bangur Avenue in the South, Kestopur and Salt Lake across VIP Road in the east, Shyamnagar and Amarpally in the north and Jessore Road is on the west side of Dum Dum Park. Diamond Plaza Mall/PVR Diamond Plaza Multiplex is at a distance of 1-1.25 km from Dum Dum Park.

Diamond Plaza Mall Near Dum Dum Park

History

Dum Dum Park was earlier known as Krishnapur Refugee Colony, which started as a refugee colony to settle the migrants who came to India immediately after the Independence of India.[4] Later the neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner.

Transport

Train

Bidhannagar Road railway station, Patipukur railway station, Kolkata Station and Dum Dum Junction are the railway stations close to Dum Dum Park. Howrah Station is the major railway station which is at a distance of 11 km from Dum Dum Park. Sealdah Station is another major railway station which is at a distance of 8.5 km from Dum Dum Park.

Bus

Buses ply along Jessore Road and VIP Road here.[5]

WBTC Bus

Private Bus

Mini Bus

Air

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is at a distance of about 5.5 kilometres from Dum Dum Park.

References
  1. MP, Team (8 October 2018). "Dum Dum Park pandals set to amaze people". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "Powerful messages & true spirit of the deity prevail". www.telegraphindia.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Must-visit pandals in neighbourhood". www.telegraphindia.com. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "HISTORY OF URBANIZATION OF North 24 Parganas district" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Google maps
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