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'''Bidhannagar''' is a city and a municipal corporation of the [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is adjacent to [[Kolkata]] and also a part of the area covered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It was developed between 1958 and 1965 as a planned [[satellite city]] ('''Salt Lake City''') to accommodate the burgeoning population of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Bidhannagar''' is a city and a municipal corporation of the [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is in [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]] region and also a part of the area covered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It consists of sub areas like Rajarhat and Salt lake, which was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar City had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre.<ref name="medium.com">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@anjan.chatterjee/an-overview-the-drainage-aspect-of-bidhannagar-municipal-corporation-area-bidhannagar-kolkata-fe0982c8060|title=An overview — the drainage aspect of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area, Bidhannagar, Kolkata|first=Anjan|last=Chatterjee|date=5 April 2016|website=Medium}}</ref> However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Bidhannagar City) because it includes [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area, where very few floating people live.<ref>{{cite web|title=North 24 Parganas Overview|url=http://wbplan.gov.in:80/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgs%20north.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205044900/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgs%20north.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2018|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="medium.com" /> Bidhannagar has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter6.pdf|title=6. State of Literacy|publisher=Census of India 2011|page=98|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.<ref name=census>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above|year=2011|publisher=Census of India|page=7|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>
At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar Municipality had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre.<ref name="medium.com">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@anjan.chatterjee/an-overview-the-drainage-aspect-of-bidhannagar-municipal-corporation-area-bidhannagar-kolkata-fe0982c8060|title=An overview — the drainage aspect of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area, Bidhannagar, Kolkata|first=Anjan|last=Chatterjee|date=5 April 2016|website=Medium}}</ref> However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Salt Lake City) because it includes [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area, where very few floating people live.<ref>{{cite web|title=North 24 Parganas Overview|url=http://wbplan.gov.in:80/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgs%20north.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205044900/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgs%20north.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2018|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="medium.com" /> Bidhannagar Municipality has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter6.pdf|title=6. State of Literacy|publisher=Census of India 2011|page=98|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.<ref name=census>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above|year=2011|publisher=Census of India|page=7|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>


The city has the second-highest proportion of graduates in the country (30.6 per cent), only after Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, also known as [[Mohali]], which has 34.4 per cent of its population as graduates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=B. S. |title=Chennai tops literacy ranking among populous cities |url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-tops-literacy-ranking-among-populous-cities-115121000064_1.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Business Standard India |date=10 December 2015}}</ref>[http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-tops-literacy-ranking-among-populous-cities-115121000064_1.html Chennai tops literacy ranking among populous cities]
The city has the second-highest proportion of graduates in the country (30.6 per cent), only after Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, also known as [[Mohali]], which has 34.4 per cent of its population as graduates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=B. S. |title=Chennai tops literacy ranking among populous cities |url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-tops-literacy-ranking-among-populous-cities-115121000064_1.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Business Standard India |date=10 December 2015}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Present===
===Present===
Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards).<ref>{{cite news |title=Writing on the civic body wall |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/writing-on-the-civic-body-wall/cid/1469106 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 May 2015}}</ref> All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborti |first1=Suman |title=Will Bidhannagar be merged with KMC? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Will-Bidhannagar-be-merged-with-KMC/articleshow/36017019.cms |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kolkata Airport]], [[Rajarhat|Rajarhat-Gopalpur]] ([[Kaikhali]], [[Teghoria]], [[Baguiati]], [[Hatiara]], [[Kestopur]]), parts of [[South Dum Dum]] ([[Dum Dum Park]], [[Bangur Avenue]], [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]]) and Bidhannagar are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]]. On 18 June 2015, [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/govt-nod-to-new-police-posts-civic-bodies-merger/|title=Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies' merger|access-date=26 March 2021|work=Indian Express|date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Now Bidhannagar has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=BMC|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards).<ref>{{cite news |title=Writing on the civic body wall |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/writing-on-the-civic-body-wall/cid/1469106 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 May 2015}}</ref> All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborti |first1=Suman |title=Will Bidhannagar be merged with KMC? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Will-Bidhannagar-be-merged-with-KMC/articleshow/36017019.cms |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kolkata Airport]], [[Rajarhat|Rajarhat-Gopalpur]] ([[Kaikhali]], [[Teghoria]], [[Baguiati]], [[Hatiara]], [[Kestopur]]), parts of [[South Dum Dum]] ([[Dum Dum Park]], [[Bangur Avenue]], [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]]) and Bidhannagar Municipality are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]]. On 18 June 2015, [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/govt-nod-to-new-police-posts-civic-bodies-merger/|title=Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies' merger|access-date=26 March 2021|work=Indian Express|date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Now Bidhannagar Municipality has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=BMC|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction of [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndita.org/egovernance/|title=NDITA Overview}}</ref>
Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction of [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndita.org/egovernance/|title=NDITA Overview}}</ref>
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==Economy==
==Economy==
[[File: Infinity Business Center, Kolkata.jpg|right|thumb|Infinity Business Centre, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata]]
[[File: Infinity Business Center, Kolkata.jpg|right|thumb|Infinity Business Centre, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata]]
Salt Lake City and [[New Town, Kolkata|Rajarhat Newtown]] are emerging as one of the largest IT destinations in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} IT companies like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Cognizant]], [[Wipro]], [[CDAC Kolkata]] etc. have their campuses here.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Salt Lake City and [[New Town, Kolkata|Newtown]] are emerging as one of the largest IT destinations in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} IT companies like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Cognizant]], [[Wipro]], [[CDAC Kolkata]] etc. have their campuses here.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}


==Schools==
==Schools==

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Bidhannagar
Salt Lake City
Satellite City
Salt Lake Street 27, Kolkata.jpg
Salt Lake Karunamoyee, Bidhannagar.jpg
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.jpg
Nicco Park Salt lake.jpg
1:Street 27 2:Karunamoyee 3:Saltlake Stadium 4:Nicco Park
Bidhannagar is located in West Bengal
Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar
Location in West Bengal, India
Bidhannagar is located in India
Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar (India)
Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E / 22.58; 88.42Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E / 22.58; 88.42
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionKolkata Metropolitan
Founded byBidhan Chandra Roy
Named forBidhan Chandra Roy
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total218,323
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700064, 700091, 700097, 700098, 700105, 700106, 700059, 700091, 700101, 700135, 700102, 700157, 700159
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBidhannagar
Websitebmcwbgov.in, ndita.org/egovernance/

Bidhannagar is a city and a municipal corporation of the North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in Greater Kolkata region and also a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It consists of sub areas like Rajarhat and Salt lake, which was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of Kolkata.[1]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar Municipality had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre.[2] However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Salt Lake City) because it includes East Kolkata Wetlands area, where very few floating people live.[3][2] Bidhannagar Municipality has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%),[4] with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.[5]

The city has the second-highest proportion of graduates in the country (30.6 per cent), only after Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, also known as Mohali, which has 34.4 per cent of its population as graduates.[6]

Geography

An example of the many wetlands and lakes that still surround Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy - Swimming Pool Building

Bidhannagar is located at 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E / 22.58; 88.42.[7] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (49 ft).

Administration

History of civic administration

Bidhannagar was originally developed and built under the direct administration of the Irrigation and Waterways Department of the Government of West Bengal. Initially, this planned city was under the South Dum Dum Municipality, then it came under the wings of the Public Works (Metropolitan Development) Department, which was renamed as the Urban Development Department in 1991. The whole area was divided into 5 sectors - Sector - I, Sector - II, Sector - III and Sector - IV as Residential Townships and Sector - V as Industrial Area.[2] An administrator was also appointed to control all the municipal activities there.

Present

Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards).[8] All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. East Kolkata Wetlands area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.[9] Kolkata Airport, Rajarhat-Gopalpur (Kaikhali, Teghoria, Baguiati, Hatiara, Kestopur), parts of South Dum Dum (Dum Dum Park, Bangur Avenue, Lake Town) and Bidhannagar Municipality are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. On 18 June 2015, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.[10] Now Bidhannagar Municipality has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[11]

Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation).[12]

Police

The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement in the city.

Transport

Box Bridge connects Bidhannagar/Salt Lake with New Town along Major Arterial Road over Kestopur Canal

The modes of transportation like other parts of Kolkata includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, taxi and other popular options like auto rickshaw and e-rickshaws. The Howrah Maidan - Salt Lake Sector V - Teghoria (Haldiram) Line (Line 2) of the Kolkata Metro is in operation since 14 February 2020 between Salt Lake Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium. The New Garia – Dum Dum Airport Line (Line 6) of the Kolkata Metro, which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays[13][14]

Colleges

Economy

Infinity Business Centre, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata

Salt Lake City and Newtown are emerging as one of the largest IT destinations in India.[citation needed] IT companies like TCS, Cognizant, Wipro, CDAC Kolkata etc. have their campuses here.[citation needed]

Schools

Schools in Bidhannagar include the Hariyana Vidya Mandir, Bidhannagar Government High School, Bidhannagar Municipal School, a combined primary and high school and a branch of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, named Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Salt Lake School, Mother International School, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, Laban Hrad Vidyapith. Also, there are two Kendriya Vidyalaya in Salt Lake viz. K.V. No. 1 Salt Lake and K.V. No. 2 Salt Lake.

Catholic schools include St. Joan's School, Our Lady Queen of the Missions School and St. Francis Xavier School.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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