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Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the [[Zoological Garden, Alipore|zoo]] at Zirat, [[Alipore]], and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in [[Garden Reach]]. One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the | Ekbalpur developed as a Muslim area, as it received a large number of people displaced with the development of the [[Zoological Garden, Alipore|zoo]] at Zirat, [[Alipore]], and King George (now Netaji Subhas) Docks in [[Garden Reach]]. One of the oldest Muslim burial grounds, the 'Solah Anna', is located on Ekbalpur Road. <ref>Nair, P.Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, p. 20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> | ||
Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.<ref>Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, "Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921", in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> | Ekbalpur was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.<ref>Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, "Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921", in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> | ||