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Behala
Behala | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
        1: Behala Tram Depot, D.H Road 2: Barisha Silpara D.H Road 3: Barisha Sakherbazar Crossing 4: Thakurpukur, D.H Road 5: Sarsuna Satellite Township 6: Atchala Bari, Barisha Sabarna para 7: James Long Sarani 8: Parnasree Pally Lake | |
  Behala Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′53″N 88°18′39″E / 22.4981°N 88.3108°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata[1][2] |
| City | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN codes | 700034(Behala), 700060(Parnasree Pally), 700061(Dakshin Behala), 700061(Sarsuna), 700008(Barisha), 700063(Thakurpukur), 700038(Sahapur), 700082(Haridevpur_partially) |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Behala Paschim and Behala Purba |
Behala is a locality of South West Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area.[3] It is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and is divided into two Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Behala Paschim and Behala Purba.[4] This area is served by the South West Division of Kolkata Police also known as Behala Division (The division comprises Behala, Taratala, Parnasree, Sarsuna, Thakurpukur and Haridevpur).[5][6]
Behala is one of the oldest residential areas of the city. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury's, one of the oldest zamindar families of western Bengal and the trustee of Kalighat Kali Temple lives here.[7] It is also home to Sourav Ganguly,[8] former Indian national cricket captain and Sovan Chatterjee,[9] the former Mayor of Kolkata.
The Durga Puja celebration of Sabarna Roy Choudhury family at Barisha was launched in 1610 by Laksmikanta Majumdar, making it the second oldest family Durga Puja in western Bengal.[10] Today Durga Puja at Behala is marked by exotic theme-based sarbojanin pujas. Barisha Chandi Mela is a 10-day fair held every year in November–December since 1792.[11][12]
- ^ "Kolkata district".
- ^ "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
- ^ Kolkata Municipal Corporation (2011). "About Kolkata". KMC. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "South West Division". Kolkata Police. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Midnight change of guard - 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol I, p. 11, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-563696-1
- ^ Press Trust of India (7 October 2008). "Ganguly: Bengal's greatest cricketer". Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ National Election Watch (2011). "Sovan Chatterjee". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Banerjee, Sudeshna (2006) [2004]. Durga Puja: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Rupa & Co. p. 32. ISBN 81-291-0547-0.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (14 November 2022). "Chandi Mela: 230 বছরের পা দিল ঐতিহ্যবাহী চণ্ডীপুজো ,পুজো ঘিরে মেলা সপ্তাহভর". ETV Bharat News (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "230-yr-old fair resumes after 2-yr Cov break". The Times of India. 1 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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