Haltu
Haltu is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. This is mainly a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Jadavpur, Nandi Bagan, Kalikapur, Dhakuria and Selimpur.
Haltu | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata[1][2][3] |
| Metro Station | Kavi Sukanta(under construction) |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 104, 105, 106, 107, 109 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700075, 700078,[4] 700099 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin and Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kasba and Jadavpur |
TransportEdit
Garfa Main Road and Kalikapur Road intersect here. The area is well connected with Kolkata's Bus network.
BusEdit
Private BusEdit
- 1 Ramnagar - Mukundapur
- 47B Lake Town (Jaya) - Kasba (Dhanmath)
- 212 Howrah Station - Palbazar (Jadavpur railway station)
- SD8 Bibirhat - Nandi Bagan
Mini BusEdit
- S105 B.B.D. Bagh - Gangulypukur
- S108/1 Howrah Station - Haltu P. Majumdar Road
- S108/2 Howrah Station - Safui Para
- S116 Howrah Station - Garia railway station
WBTC BusEdit
- S4D Parnasree Pally - New Town Bus Stand
- ST6 Tollygunge Karunamoyee - Salt Lake Sector-5
- AC4A Parnasree Pally - New Town Shapoorji Housing Estate
- V9 Tollygunge - New Town Bus Stand
Auto-rickshaws and Taxies are available also.[5]
TrainEdit
Ballygunge Junction railway station, Dhakuria railway station and Jadavpur railway station are the nearest railway stations.
Educational InstitutionEdit
Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.
- Haltu High school for boys
- Haltu High school for girls
- Haltu Kishalaya Sikhsha Sadan
- Academy for Musical Excellence
MarketsEdit
Haltu neighbourhood has two well known markets.
- Haltu Bazar
- Ramlal Bazar
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".
- ↑ "Haltu area postal code". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ Google maps