Kestopur

Kestopur (officially, Krishnapur) is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]

Kestopur

Krishnapur
Neighbourhood
Kestopur
Location in West Bengal, India
Kestopur
Kestopur (India)
Coordinates: 22.5955°N 88.4357°E / 22.5955; 88.4357
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700059, 700101, 700102
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
BMC wards22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Lok Sabha constituencyDum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajarhat Gopalpur
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Kestopur lies on Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani, more commonly known as VIP Road, which connects the area with Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. The community is made up of people of various religions from different states. Kestopur has over the years become an area of great prominence because of its proximity to areas like Salt Lake and New Town. VIP Road-Kestopur crossing was one of the busiest of the Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani. However the construction of a flyover along with subway at the crossing (the subway was opened on 24 June 2014 and the flyover on 8 March 2015) helps in decongesting the traffic at the junction.[2]

Culture

Kestopur is visited by people from parts of Kolkata and North 24 Parganas owing to its proximity to famous water park Aquatica.

The annual fair organised in Baroaritala area known as Raj Rajeswhari Mela is about 170 years old.

Transport

VIP Road passes along the west boundary of Kestopur. Many buses ply through 'Kestopur More' on VIP Road. The only bus (Private bus) which enters into Kestopur is 12C/2 (Aquatica-Howrah Station), which runs along Thakdari Road (Krishnapur Main Road).[3]

Police Station
  • Baguiati PS [4]

References
  1. "About BMC - Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation". www.bmcwbgov.in. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. Chakraborti, Suman (6 March 2015). "Kolkata's VIP Road flyover to be opened tomorrow". Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. Google maps
  4. http://bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in/


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