Ward No. 139, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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Ward No. 139
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 139 is located in Kolkata
Ward No. 139
Ward No. 139
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates (dms): 22°32′23″N 88°16′03″E / 22.539806°N 88.267556°E / 22.539806; 88.267556Coordinates: 22°32′23″N 88°16′03″E / 22.539806°N 88.267556°E / 22.539806; 88.267556
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
NeighbourhoodsMetiabruz (Bartala-Karbala)
ReservationOpen
Parliamentary constituencyDiamond Harbour
Assembly constituencyMetiaburuz
Borough15
Population
 (2011)
 • Total42,014
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700 018, 700 024
Area code+91 33

Ward No. 139, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 15, covering parts of Metiabruz (Bartala-Karbala) in Garden Reach neighbourhood in the Indian state of West Bengal.Sk Mushtaque Ahamed is now councillor of ward no 139

History[edit]

The establishment and evolution of Kolkata Municipal Corporation followed a long process starting from around the middle of the 19th century. The Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 and certain steps taken thereafter saw the addition of peripheral areas in the eastern and southern parts of the city to the corporation area. In 1888, there were 75 commissioners, 50 of whom were elected, 15 appointed by the government and 10 nominated from bodies like Chambers of Commerce, Trades Associations and the Port Commissioners. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. The adjacent municipalities of Cossipore, Chitpore, Manicktola and Garden Reach, as well as the New Dock Extension area, were amalgamated with Kolkata. Garden Reach was later taken out.[1][2]

Post-independence developments saw the introduction of adult franchise in municipal elections in 1962. The number of wards increased from 75 to 100. Tollygunge was merged with Kolkata in 1953. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980, which came into effect in 1984, extended the boundaries of Kolkata by including South Suburban, Garden Reach and Jadavpur municipalities in Kolkata. With the addition of Joka to Kolkata, the number of wards rose to 144.[1][2]

Geography[edit]

Ward No. 139 is bordered on the north by S.A.Farooquie Road (Akra Road); on the east Simpukur Lane and Santoshpur Road; on the south by the northern boundaries of Panchur and Makalhati mauzas; and on the west by the eastern boundary of Panchur mauza.[3]

The ward is served by Rajabagan police station of Kolkata Police.[4][5][6]

Watgunge Women police station, located at 16, Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port Division, i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, Garden Reach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiabruz.[4]

Demographics[edit]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Ward No. 139, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had a total population of 42,014, of which 22,225 (53%) were males and 19,789 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 5,240. The total number of literates in Ward No. 139 was 28,523 (77.56% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal.[8] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census.[9]

See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

Template:Literacy in KMC wards Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level. For district level information see Kolkata district.

According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011, 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district. (3 wards were added later).[10]

Election highlights[edit]

The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Metiaburuz (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[11]

Election
year		 Constituency Name of councillor Party affililiation
2010 Ward No. 139 Md. Badruddoza Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2015 Ward No. 139 Aftabuddin Ahmed All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Ward No. 139 Sk Mushtaque Ahamed All India Trinamool Congress

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A walk down memory lane". About Kolkata. KMC. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kolkata Municipal Corporation". Kolkata - a municipal history. KMC. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Municipal Wards". Yellow Pages.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kolkata Police". Port Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory, Fourth Impression 2003, Map No. 107, D.P. Publication and Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata-700 073.
  6. ↑ "Table 3 District Wise List of Statutory Towns (Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 February 2018l. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ "District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Highlights, 2011 Census. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 63-64: Literacy Rate. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map on third page plus demographic data about all the wards in the handbook. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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