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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
|name = Mathkal<br />
|official_name = Matkal <br />
|nickname =<br />
|settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
|image_skyline = Vivekananda Road, Mathkal.jpg<br />
|imagesize = <br />
|image_caption = Vivekananda Rd, Mathkal<br />
|pushpin_map = India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India<br />
|pushpin_label_position = <br />
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kolkata<br />
|pushpin_mapsize =<br />
|subdivision_type = Country<br />
|subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]<br />
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]<br />
|subdivision_name3 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]<br />
|subdivision_type4 = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Station]]<br />
|subdivision_name4 = {{Bulleted list|[[Noapara metro station and depot|Noapara]]|[[Dum Dum Cantonment metro station|Dum Dum Cantonment]]}}<br />
| subdivision_type5 = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|Railway Station]]<br />
| subdivision_name5 = [[Dum Dum Cantonment railway station|Dum Dum Cantonment]]<br />
|government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]<br />
|governing_body = [[South Dumdum Municipality]] [https://www.sddm.ind.in/about]<br />
|established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
|established_date = <br />
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|unit_pref = Metric<br />
|area_footnotes =<br />
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|population_density_km2 = auto<br />
|demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
|demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
|demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
|timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|utc_offset = +5:30<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|22.6458|N|88.4063|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
|postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
|postal_code = 700065<br />
|area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
|area_code = +91 33<br />
|registration_plate = WB<br />
|blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]]<br />
|blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
|blank2_info_sec1 = [[Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]]<br />
|website = <br />
|footnotes =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mathkal''' or '''Matkal''' is a neighbourhood in [[South Dumdum]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|publisher=KMDA|access-date=16 Feb 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/map_of_kma_c1fed8|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map|publisher=KMDA|access-date=16 Feb 2025}}</ref> Localities within Matkal are Sukanta Pally, Surya Sen Pally and Vivekananda Pally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sylhetiyouthwelfareassociation.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/dum-dum-cantonment/|title=History of Dum Dum Cantonment|date=11 October 2013 |publisher=|access-date=16 Feb 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
{{OSM Location map <!--There are only two essential parameters: --><br />
| coord = {{coord|22.6503|88.4097}} <!--lat and long coordinates for middle of the map --><br />
| zoom = 15 <!--zoom 0=whole world, 18=a street.--><br />
| label = Mathkal<br />
| mark-coord = {{coord|22.6503|88.4097}}<br />
| label-pos = right<br />
| float = left<br />
}}<br />
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=== Post Office ===<br />
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Rabindra Nagar has a delivery sub post office, with [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] 700065 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post office with the same PIN is Subhas Nagar and Health Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pincode.net.in/WEST_BENGAL/KOLKATA/R/RABINDRA_NAGAR|title=Rabindra Nagar Post office|access-date=17 Feb 2025}}</ref><br />
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===Police station===<br />
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'''Dum Dum''' police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over Mathkal areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barrackporecitypolice.in/|title=Barrackpore Police Commissionerate|website=barrackporecitypolice.in|access-date=17 Feb 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
=== Railways ===<br />
[[Dum Dum Cantonment railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Hasnabad-Bangaon-Ranaghat line|Sealdah-Bangaon line]] is the nearest railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/dum-dum-cantt-ddc/8004|title=DDC/Dum Dum Cantt.|publisher=indiarailinfo|access-date=28 Feb 2025}}</ref><br />
=== Metro ===<br />
[[Noapara metro station and depot|Noapara metro station]] of [[Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)|Blue Line]] and [[Dum Dum Cantonment metro station]] of [[Yellow Line (Kolkata Metro)|Yellow Line]] are the nearest metro stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkatas-airport-metro-set-to-launch-in-march-2025-key-developments-and-benefits/articleshow/114480956.cms|title=Airport metro dream may come true in March|work=The Times of India|date=23 October 2024 |access-date=28 Feb 2025}}</ref><br />
===Bus===<br />
Buses ply along [[Belghoria Expressway]] are:<br />
====WBTC Bus====<br />
* AC23A Rajchandrapur - [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Karunamoyee<br />
* AC50A Rajchandrapur - [[Garia]] 6 no. Bus stand<br />
* ACT-23 [[Park Circus]] - [[Dankuni]]<br />
* C23 [[Park Circus]] - [[Dankuni]]<br />
* S23A Rajchandrapur - [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Karunamoyee<br />
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====Private Bus====<br />
* 285 [[Serampore]] - [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Sector-V<br />
* DN2/1 [[Dakshineswar]] - [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]]<br />
* DN9/1 [[Barasat]] - Rajchandrapur<br />
* DN44 [[Dakshineswar]] - [[Bangaon]]<br />
* DN46 [[Dankuni]] Housing - [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Karunamoyee<br />
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Many unnumbered shuttle buses also pass through Mathkal along [[Belghoria Expressway|Belghoria Expy ]].<br />
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==Markets==<br />
Markets in or near Mathkal area are:<br />
*Shibtala Bazar<br />
*Promodnagar Market<br />
*Natun Bazar Market<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Kolkata/Dum Dum}}<br />
* [http://sddm.ind.in/ South Dum Dum Municipality website]<br />
{{North 24 Parganas District}}<br />
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}<br />
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}<br />
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}</div>
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