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Hastings is an area in Central Kolkata between the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] and the [[Hooghly River]]. The area named after | Hastings is an area in Central Kolkata between the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] and the [[Hooghly River]]. The area named after Warren Hastings, who was the first Governor-General of Bengal then the whole of India from 1772 to 1785. | ||
The Hastings area was initially a Muslim burial ground, then became ‘Coolie Bazar’ for workmen who built [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] and finally turned into a township for the Ordnance and Commissariat department people.<ref name="Nair">Nair, P. Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, p. 18, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> | The Hastings area was initially a Muslim burial ground, then became ‘Coolie Bazar’ for workmen who built [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] and finally turned into a township for the Ordnance and Commissariat department people.<ref name="Nair">Nair, P. Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, p. 18, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> | ||
This was originally the military area of the city and several landmarks remain including [[Fort William, India|Fort William | This was originally the military area of the city and several landmarks remain including [[Fort William, India|Fort William, the Lascar War Memorial and the Ordnance Club, as well as the [[Kolkata Race Course|Race Course]]. In 1855, a Church Hastings Chapel, Kolkata]] was built there for the officers of the East India Company.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dutta|first=Krishna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UKfoHi5412UC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA69&dq=Hastings+Chapel+Kolkata+established+in&hl=en|title=Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History|date=2003|publisher=Signal Books|isbn=978-1-902669-59-5|language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Hastings.<ref name="Nair"/> | In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Hastings.<ref name="Nair"/> | ||
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Hastings | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′49″N 88°19′39″E / 22.546944°N 88.327472°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Victoria(under construction) |
| Founded by | British East India Company |
| Named for | Warren Hastings |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 63, 75 |
| Population | |
| • Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700021, 700022 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kolkata Port |
Hastings is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History[edit | edit source]
Hastings is an area in Central Kolkata between the Maidan and the Hooghly River. The area named after Warren Hastings, who was the first Governor-General of Bengal then the whole of India from 1772 to 1785.
The Hastings area was initially a Muslim burial ground, then became ‘Coolie Bazar’ for workmen who built Fort William and finally turned into a township for the Ordnance and Commissariat department people.[1]
This was originally the military area of the city and several landmarks remain including [[Fort William, India|Fort William, the Lascar War Memorial and the Ordnance Club, as well as the Race Course. In 1855, a Church Hastings Chapel, Kolkata]] was built there for the officers of the East India Company.[2]
In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Hastings.[1]
This is also where one of the city’s major thoroughfares feeds onto Vidyasagar Setu, the impressive suspension bridge crossing the Hooghly River which was completed in 1992.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Police district[edit | edit source]
Hastings police station is part of the South division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 5, Middle Road, Kolkata-700022.[3]
Tollygunge Womens 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.[3]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Road[edit | edit source]
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Train[edit | edit source]
Prinsep Ghat railway station and Eden Gardens railway station on Kolkata Circular Railway line are the nearest railway stations.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nair, P. Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 18, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
- ↑ Dutta, Krishna (2003). Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. ISBN 978-1-902669-59-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kolkata Police". South Division – Hastings police station. KP. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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