Belepole

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=October 2010}}
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood in Howrah
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'''Belepole''' is a residential locality of [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is an [[urban sprawl]] which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near [[Shibpur]]. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is [[Kona Expressway]] which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu ([[Second Hooghly Bridge]]) and hence [[Kolkata]] is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building '''[[Nabanna (building)|Nabanna]]'''.

Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of [[Howrah Police Commissionerate|Howrah City Police]].

==Demographics==
The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.

==Notable locations==

* Belepole Panch Mathar More or Belepole Bus Stop.
* Hang Sang Crossing or Belepole Crossing.
* Kusum Kunja Park.
* Dhole Company Warehouse and Factory.
* [[Howrah Indoor Stadium]] and Dumurjola Play Grounds (5 minutes walk).
* Zaika Inn.
* Bayleaf Restaurant.
* Chatterjeehat.

==Main occupations==

The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.

==Institutions==
Betor Primary School and Betor Sikshyayotan for girls are only schools here. A little far away [[Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah|Santragachi Kedarnath Institution]], Baksara High School are also notable.

==Transport==
Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and [[Kona Expressway]] intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although [[traffic jam]]s are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.

===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 72 Dumurjala - [[Park Circus]]
* K6 [[Tikiapara railway station]] - [[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* K11 [[Domjur]] - [[Rabindra Sadan]]
* KB15 [[Santragachi railway station]] - [[Anandapur, Kolkata|Anandapur]]

====Mini Bus====
* 7 Carry Road - [[Shyambazar]]
* 26 Unsani - [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* S119/1 [[Santragachi railway station]] - [[B.B.D. Bagh]]

====WBTC Bus====
* C11 [[Domjur]] - [[B.B.D. Bagh]]/[[Belgachia]]
* E6 [[Amta]] - [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* E7 [[Bagnan railway station]] - [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* EB1A [[Santragachi railway station]] - [[Belgharia]] (Rathtala)
* T8 [[Tikiapara railway station]] - [[B.B.D. Bagh]]/[[Belgachia]]
* VS12 [[Santragachi railway station]] - [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] Bus Stand
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.

===Train===
[[Padmapukur railway station]] and [[Santragachi Junction]] are the nearest railway stations.

==See also==
{{Portal||India}}
* [[Kadamtala]]
* [[Shibpur]]
* [[Santragachi]]
* [[Ramrajatala]]
* [[Howrah Indoor Stadium]]

{{coord missing|West Bengal}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Howrah]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

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