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{{short description|Neighbourhood in East Kolkata, West Bengal, India}}
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'''Tiljala''' is a neighbourhood of [[Kolkata|East Kolkata]], in [[West Bengal]], India.

==History==
The [[East India Company]] obtained from the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Farrukhsiyar]], in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]] in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of [[Siraj-ud-daulah]], the last independent [[Nawab of Bengal]], it purchased these villages in 1758 from [[Mir Jafar]] and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as ''[[Dihi Panchannagram]]'' and Tiljala was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the [[Maratha Ditch]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Census of India 2011| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1916_PART_A_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713081857/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1916_PART_A_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2017 |volume=''West Bengal District Census Handbook Kolkata'', Series 20, Part XII A |chapter=Brief history of the District |pages = 6–10 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 11 May 2020}}</ref><ref>Cotton, H. E. A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', first published 1909/reprint 1980, pages 103–104 and 221, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.</ref><ref>Nair, P. Thankappan, "The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta", in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, pp. 14–15, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref>

In the eastern fringes of Kolkata, the neighbourhoods such as [[Tangra, Kolkata|Tangra]], Tiljala, [[Topsia]] and [[Dhapa, India|Dhapa]], were populated largely with people who migrated from poverty-ridden and caste-ridden villages, in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. They came with dreams of a better life but landed in the slums with open drains, pigsties, factory chimneys and pungent chemicals. They found work in the tanneries and factories and also engaged in menial work. A big proportion of them were [[Chamar]]s, but there also were [[Doms]], Dosads, [[Hela (caste)|Mehtars]] and [[Kahar]]s. They were all [[Harijan]]s and they formed a majority. They escaped from the petty persecution they faced in their villages but were far removed from the mainstream of urban life and culture. They have been here, living in depressing conditions, for more than a century.<ref>Bandyopadhyay, Raghab, "The Inheritors: Slum and Pavement Life in Calcutta", in ''Calcutta, The Living City'' Vol II, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Pages 78-82, First published 1990, 2005 edition, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-563697-X}}</ref>

Originally a slum area, Tiljala was once known for abject living conditions and high crime rates.<ref name="livemint.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FlCUvY5TxP5WGDychMzZ6I/Local-Geography--The-taming-of-Tiljala.html|title = Local Geography | the taming of Tiljala|date = 16 November 2013}}</ref> It has seen a recent real estate boom but urbanization hasn't kept pace with settlements. Scattered pockets of slums exist, illegal constructions are on the rise and the arterial roads still lack pavements.

==Geography==
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===Police district===
Tiljala police station is one of the nine police stations in the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|South-east division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. It is located at C.N. Roy Road, Kolkata-39.<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=6&Division=N |title = Kolkata Police, South-east Division |work= Tiljala police station | publisher= KP | access-date = 28 February 2018}}</ref>

[[Park Circus#Police district|Karaya Women police station]], has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South-east division, i.e. Topsia, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Gariahat, Lake, Karaya, Rabindra Sarobar and Tiljala.<ref name="police"/>

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, '''Tiljala''', Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110901/jsp/calcutta/story_14449897.jsp| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102181555/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110901/jsp/calcutta/story_14449897.jsp| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2 November 2012|title = Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar | publisher= The Telegraph, 1 September 2011| access-date = 2 April 2018}}</ref>

===Location===
It is bordered by [[E.M. Bypass]] in the east, [[Ballygunge]] in the west, [[Kasba, Kolkata|Kasba]] in the south and [[Topsia]] in the north.

===Sub areas===
*[[Picnic Garden]]
*[[Kustia]]
*Bondel
*Binoy Singh Colony
*Panchanna Gram
*Kata Pukur
*Bediadanga

==Demographics==
It housed one of the largest slums, mainly Muslim, in the city.<ref name="livemint.com"/> In 1971, Hindu refugees from Bangladesh settled in colonies. At present, Tiljala is a melting pot with great ethnic diversity—there are Bengalis, Marwaris, Punjabis, Anglo-Indians, Nepalis, a number of communities from Bihar and the North-East and a few African nationals.

==Education==
There are several pre-schools and government aided higher secondary schools.

* Bijoynagar High School
* Tiljala Balika Vidyalaya
* Tiljala Brajanath Vidyapith
* Tiljala High School(Boys)

==Festivals==
The Ras Purnima is celebrated with an elaborate fair and a circus show.

Sunil Nagar club won the prestigious [[Asian Paints Sharad Shamman]] "Best Durga Puja" award three times in 1992, 1995 and 1999.

==Transport==
Buses ply along Picnic Garden Road and Chandra Nath Roy Road (C.N. Roy Road) in Tiljala.<ref>Google maps</ref>

===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 39 [[Picnic Garden]] - [[Kolkata High Court]]
* 39A/2 VIP Bazar - [[Howrah Station]]
* 42A Kasba Gas Turbine (Panchannagram) - [[Metiabruz|Bichalighat]]

====Mini Bus====
* S125 Kasba Gas Turbine (Panchannagram) - Dey's Medical - [[Howrah Station]]
* S128 [[Picnic Garden]] - [[Howrah Station]]
The auto-rickshaws running in three routes bring the important crossings of [[Ballygunge]] Phari, [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]] and [[Park Circus]] within easy reach.

The construction of the Bondel Gate Rail Overbridge above the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] (Sealdah South Section), between Picnic Garden Road and Bondel Road, completed in 2006 after a long legal wrangle over land dispute, has eased up much of the traffic congestion. The proposed widening of Picnic Garden Road and G. S. Bose Road is yet to take place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060222/asp/calcutta/story_5876443.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227144036/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060222/asp/calcutta/story_5876443.asp |archive-date=2007-12-27}}</ref>

===Train===
Tiljala is served by the [[Sealdah South lines]] of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]. [[Ballygunge Junction railway station]] and [[Park Circus railway station]] are 1.4 km and 1.8 km away from Colony Bazar respectively.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/East}}

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

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]

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