Garfa
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Garfa is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. This area is surrounded by Haltu, Nandi bagan, Jadavpur and Kalikapur. Garfa is mainly a residential area. Starting as a refugee colony within Jadavpur.
Garfa | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
 Garfa Shiv Mandir Bazar area | |
  Garfa Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°30′10.65″N 88°22′17.46″E / 22.5029583°N 88.3715167°ECoordinates: 22°30′10.65″N 88°22′17.46″E / 22.5029583°N 88.3715167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata[1][2][3] |
| Metro Station | Kavi Sukanta(under construction) |
| KMC Ward | 92, 104, 105 |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700075,[4] 700078 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kasba and Jadavpur |
Notable peopleEdit
- Haranath Chakraborty, freedom fighter got award from Central Government.
- Bisweswar Bhattacharya, Padma Shree, director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center.
GeographyEdit
Police districtEdit
Garfa police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at Garfa Deaf and Dumb School Premises, Vivekananda Sarani, Doctor Bagan, Kolkata-700078.[5]
Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli.[5]
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.[6]
TransportEdit
Garfa Main Road and Kalikapur Road intersects near Garfa. Buses ply along both the roads. Auto rickshaws, app-based cab services such as Ola, Uber and taxies are also available.[7]
Dhakuria railway station and Jadavpur railway station are the nearest railway stations.
CultureEdit
On the cultural front, Garfa hosts some major Kali Pujas and Durga Pujas of South Kolkata.
Educational institutionsEdit
Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "South 24 Parganas district".
- ↑ "web.archieve.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
- ↑ "Kolkata Postal Codes".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kolkata Police, South Suburban Division". Garfa police station. KP. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph, 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Google maps