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[[File:Park Palace - Park Circus 7 Point Crossing 2013-06-19 8981.JPG|thumb|Park Palace, Park Circus]]
[[File:Park Circus Ground - Kolkata 2011-10-16 160438.JPG|Park Circus Ground|thumb]]

'''Park Circus''' is a neighbourhood of Central-South [[Kolkata]], in [[Kolkata district]], West Bengal, India.

==Geography==
===Police district===
Karaya police station is in the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|South-east division]] of [[Kolkata Police]].<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=6&Division=N |title = Kolkata Police, South-east Division |work= Karaya police station | publisher= KP | access-date = 28 February 2018}}</ref>

Karaya Women police station, at the same address, has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South East Division i.e. Topsia, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Gariahat, Lake, Karaya, Rabindra Sarobar and Tiljala.<ref name="police" />

===Location===
Park Circus is flanked by [[Entally]] and [[Sealdah]] to its north, [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]] and [[Chowringhee]] to its west, [[Taltala]] to its north west, [[Tangra, Kolkata|Tangra]] to its north east, [[Topsia]] to its east and [[Ballygunge]] to its south. It is connected to both [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]] and [[AJC Bose Road]].

===Landmarks===
[[File:Park Circus 7 Point Crossing - Kolkata 2007-02-28 07229.JPG|thumb|right|Traffic Congestion at Park Circus Seven Point Crossing]]
[[File:Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital 2.jpg|thumb|[[Calcutta National Medical College|Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital]] (Chittaranjan Hospital)]]
[[File:Quest Mall - 33 Syed Amir Ali Avenue - Kolkata 20170927172429.jpg|thumb|[[Quest Mall]]]]
[[File:Church of Christ the King - Park Circus - Kolkata 2012-05-02 0008.JPG|thumb|Church of Christ the King]]

It is notable for the following landmarks:
* 7-Point Crossing: One of the major crossings of Kolkata connecting [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]], Kasai Para Lane/Kimber Street, Suhrawardy Avenue, [[Parama Island Flyover]] (Maa Flyover) and New Park Street/JBS Haldane Avenue, [[AJC Bose Road|AJC Bose Road Flyover]] and Circus Avenue, Sir Syed Amir Ali Avenue and Shakespeare Sarani.<ref>Google maps</ref>
* The '''Park Circus Connector''' (also known as '''New Park Street''' (Park Circus to 4 no. Bridge) and '''JBS Haldane Avenue''' (4 no. Bridge to the [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]]) is a road that carries a traffic load of about 8,000 vehicles in the morning and evening.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} [[Parama Island Flyover|Maa Flyover]] is constructed above the road to make the transport movement faster.
*[[Park Circus railway station]] is a station on the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] serving the area.
* '''Park Circus Maidan''': Park Circus Maidan becomes a focal point during the winter—specially in December and January—as it becomes home to circus companies and kids all over the city flock to the maidan to watch circus. The part of this maidan is called '''National Congress Park''' and near road is called '''Congress Exhibition Road''' in memory of the important meeting about independence of '''Indian National Congress''' at this place.
* [[Don Bosco School, Park Circus]]: Don Bosco School, one of the private schools for Boys, is a landmark of Park Circus.
* [[Mahadevi Birla World Academy]], close to [[Don Bosco School, Park Circus|Don Bosco School]] is one of the private schools for Girls.
* [[Modern High School]] for Girls also one of the schools for Girls.
* Our Lady Queen Of the Missions School.
* [[Calcutta National Medical College|Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital]], also known as Chittaranjan Hospital.
* Institute of Child Health Centre, A hospital for children.
* Lady Brabourne College.
* [[Quest Mall]], one of the largest shopping malls in Kolkata, is located at Park Circus.
* Church of Christ the King is a church located at Park Circus.
* Park Circus is also famous for Durga Pujas - Park Circus Beniapukur, Uddipani and Karaya Park Circus Sarbojonin.
* Park Circus is a Hub of Restaurant in the City, all the major mughlai restaurant of the city has its branches here.
* Aliah University, Park Circus Campus.
* A number of Mosques, Khanqahs and Dargahs, like Ghulam Rasool Masjid, Maulvi Abdul Hameed Masjid, Arathdar Masjid, Bhawan Chaudhary Masjid, etc. The Daira Sharif-e-Quadria situated at 40C, Shamsul Huda Road, Kolkata-17 is a famous Khanqah of Quadria order (the founder of this order is Hazrat Ghausul Azam) in Kolkata. Pir Sahib of Midnapore, Hazrat Syed Manal Shah Alquadri, the 22nd descendant of Hazrat Ghausul Azam is the Sajjadanashin of this Khanqah. It was founded in 1985.
* Fatima Parish, located near Park Circus, ministering to Christians in and around Park Circus area.
* Begum Ruqaiya park situated at the crossing of Kimber Street, Orient Row and New Park Street.

==Restaurants and eateries==
* Arsalan
* Elahi Luxury Dining

==Notable Persons==
* [[Abdullah Abu Sayeed]] a famous Bangladeshi writer and Professor.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Park Circus, Kolkata}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/South}}

{{Neighbourhoods in South Kolkata}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]

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