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{{about|a neighbourhood in South Kolkata|the similarly named bordering suburb|New Alipore|the village near Chikhli, Bilimora, Gujarat|Alipore, Navsari}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=March 2018}}
{{original research|date=July 2018}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alipore
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
| image_skyline = Alipore Park Place 'BelAir' (1).jpg
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| image_caption = BelAir, a luxury Condo in Alipore
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kolkata
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5391712|N|88.3272782|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]]
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Station]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Jatin Das Park metro station|Jatin Das Park]], [[Kalighat metro station|Kalighat]] and [[Majerhat metro station|Majerhat]](under construction)
| seat_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| seat = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
| parts_type = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation|KMC]] ward
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| parts = [[Ward No. 74, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|74]]
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| postal_code = 700027
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Dakshin]]
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'''Alipore''' (Pron:ˌɑ:lɪˈpɔ:) is a neighbourhood in [[South Kolkata]] in [[Kolkata district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is one of the costliest pin-codes in India with homes costing in excess of £2 million.

It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, [[Bhowanipore]] to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and [[New Alipore]] to the south, bordered by the [[Budge Budge]] section of the [[Sealdah]] South section railway line.
[[File:The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI).jpg|thumb|The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI)]]

==Geography==
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| coord = {{coord|22.5391712|88.3272782}} 
| zoom = 14 
| label = Alipore
| mark-coord = {{coord|22.5391712|88.3272782}}
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===Location===
Alipore is located at {{coord|22.5391712|N|88.3272782|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Alipore.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Alipore]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 feet).
Alipore area is bordered by the following roads - [[AJC Bose Road]] to the north, D L Khan Road to the East, [[National Highway 117|Diamond Harbour Road]] to the West and Alipore Avenue to the south.

===Police district===
Alipore police station is part of the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|South division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. It is located at 8, Belvadere Road, Kolkata-700027.<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=5&Division=S |title = Kolkata Police |work = South Division – Hastings police station | publisher= KP| access-date = 26 March 2018}}</ref>

[[Tollygunge#Police district|Tollygunge Women's police station]] has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.<ref name="police"/>
[[File:Alipore Road view (1).jpg|thumb|left|Visa House (HQ, Visa Group) & Woodland High Apts on Alipore Road]]

==Transport==
Alipore is connected to all parts of the city by extensive bus services.
Alipore is served by the Majherhat and [[New Alipore]] railway stations on the [[Budgebudge|Budge Budge]] section of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]].

The [[Kalighat metro station]] of the [[Kolkata Metro]] as well as the [[Jatin Das Park metro station|Jatin Das Park]] station is close to Alipore.

==See also==
* [[Alipore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[New Alipore]]
* [[Zoological Garden, Alipore]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links ==
{{Commons category|Alipore}}
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/South}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110222085443/http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/ Official site of the National Library]

{{Neighbourhoods in South Kolkata}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}

{{West Bengal}}

[[Category:Alipore| ]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]

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