Garia

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Garia
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Metro Railway Stations Kavi Nazrul, Shahid Khudiram, Kavi Subhash and Gitanjali
Railway stations Garia, New Garia, Baghajatin
Parliamentary constituency Jadavpur
Assembly constituency Jadavpur
KMC Wards 100, 101, 109, 110, 111
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700084, 700047, 700094, 700152
Area code(s) +91 33

Garia (Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighbourhood in south Kolkata, India. It includes the localities of Kanungo Park, Srirampur, New Garia, Chak Garia, Garia Park, Baghajatin, Baishnabghata-Patuli, Techno City, Panchpota, Model Town, Ganguly Bagan, Tentulberia, East Tentulberia, Ramgarh, Briji, Kamalgazi, Mahamayatala, Boral, Sreenagar, Nayabad, Panchasayar, Balia and certain parts of New Ajaynagar. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge to the north-west, Santoshpur to the north-east, Narendrapur/Sonarpur to the south and Mukundapur to the east. The southern part of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass runs through the heart of the region. It is also represented by an important, ever-busy, and ever-crowded traffic junction from where a variety of public transports ply in different directions, making it a principal spot of south Kolkata.

History

Garia is one of the oldest settlements around the region, and is located on the Tolly's Nullah(canal) connecting Kolkata to the Vidhyadhari River to the east. It was primarily a peaceful residential neighbourhood before. The partition of India changed the very fabric of the area.

Overnight refugees came and settled down in the farm lands and country houses of the rich landowners of Kolkata in Garia, increasing the population of the area by many thousands.

Garia became another refugee settlement along with Jadavpur and Tollygunge in the southern fringes of the city. Slowly, after the initial upheaval, development of the area started and it grew to become a peaceful neighbourhood. But again another change was coming to the region. With the expansion of Kolkata to the east and the south during the 1990s, the area witnessed its latest change. Garia was the southern end of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, the next 'Chowringhee' of Kolkata. This road connected Garia to the northern parts of the city and the newly developing areas like Salt Lake City and Rajarhat, and also to the airport thus opening the way for rapid commercialization of the area. Already home to two major bus terminus, Garia became the transport and commercial hub for the region.

Modern day Garia

First settlements were on the north of the meeting point of N.S.C.Bose road,Garia main road & Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick road ;Garia More as it is known till day. Kanungo Park, planned by Late Sri Manindra Lal Das an Officer of The Directorate of Settlement Department of West Bengal,from which Milan park was later carved out was the first planned settlement at Garia. This locality is now home to some of the finest upcoming apartment complexes in the city, and is a heaven for people looking to get away from the congestion of Kolkata. Hiland Park, Avani's Victoria Greens, Westwind, Orbit City, Sugam Park, Sherwood Estate and Bengal Ambuja's Upohar are the most famous apartment complexes in Garia. However, increasing population day by day, and the upcoming projects and vast number of residential flats and increased traffic have made Garia almost the same as the other congested places of Kolkata, at present. Metro railway has added a new feather in terms of communication which connects Central & North Kolkata to save time & have a comfortable journey.

Notable Sub-localities in Garia

New Garia

Main article: New Garia

New Garia is a fast-growing neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia. The terminal metro station of Kolkata metro in the south is located here.

Chak Garia

Main article: Chak Garia

Chak Garia, also known as Chakgaria, is a posh neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia. It is dotted with highrises like Hiland Park and Bengal Ambuja Upohar.

Baishnabghata-Patuli Township

Ashabari Housing Complex in Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Baishnabghata-Patuli Township is a township located in the northern part of Garia. Baishnabghata-Patuli Township is a World Bank–funded project on the EM Bypass. Currently, it is one of the most promising parts of south Kolkata.

Mahamayatala

Mahamayatala is a well known place in Garia. There are many residential apartments or complex, shops, all required stuffs for living. Mahamayatala is known for its famous Maa Mahamaya Temple.

Tetultala

Tinni Apartment, 130 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 West Bengal, India

This is a residential place between Mahamayatala and Hindustan More. There is a sweet shop named Hindustan Sweets and Patton's factory nearby. Various residential buildings and housing complexes are situated in this locality such as Sanghati Abasan, Victoria Enclave, Tinni Apartment, Puskar Abasan, Basundhara Apartment,Luv kush Apartment, Mondal Para Sabuj Sangha club is also there and this area developing very faster etc. Sen shop is one of the prominent grocery shop in this locality.In this area one new temple is also established and its became famous also, its called a "Bajrangbali Temple".

Hindustan More

Its one of the posh areas of Garia location with renowned multi specialty nurshing home like Hindustan health point and shopping destination like bizaare. BSF camp. Housing Complex like Ananya Apartments. Balia : Balia is also a fast-growing neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia.

Geographic location

 Tollygunge, Regent Park Jadavpur Survey Park, Ajaynagar, Santoshpur
Purba Putiary Mukundapur
   Garia  
Rajpur Narendrapur, Sonarpur Ganga Joara

The converging point of Raja S.C.Mullick Road,N.S.C.Bose Road & Garia Main Road also known as Garia" More", adjacent to Kanungo Park & Garia Traffic Guard of Kolkata Police is the point where Garia started evolving post Independence.

Transport

Railway connectivity of Garia
New Garia Metro Station

Garia is home to four major bus termini (popularly named as No.5, AC5, No.6, AC6, S-21, S-7, AC7 and the 45A, 45B, 80A,80B,218,228,AC37A,AC37B,S37A,AC50,S51) after the routes they originally used to serve) Garia to B.B.D. Bag buses ply from Kanungo Park along with Baishnabghata to Howrah route buses. Airconditioned Volvo Buses are available to Howrah Railway Station, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Rajarhat, Kolkata Station & other important locations. Garia is connected by all varieties of bus services to all parts of the city. Autorickshaws ply on share basis from Kanungo Park to Golpark, Tollygunj, Baruipur, Sonarpur, Boral & other locations.[1]

Kavi Nazrul station connects this locality to the Kolkata Metro network. Two more stations - Shahid Khudiram (Near E M Bypass and Garia Station Road crossing popularly known as "Dhalai Bridge", meaning concrete bridge) & Kavi Subhash (at New Garia, the terminal station in this route near Pancha Shyar, in between Baghajatin Railway Station & Garia Railway Station and just beside New Garia Railway Station) have become operational from 7 October 2010.[2][3]

Garia is served by the Garia, New Garia and Baghajatin railway stations on the Sealdah South section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. Surface transport routes and many private bus routes ply from Garia to many important destinations via E.M. Bypass and the main roads. There are also long distance bus routes specially the Digha bus route which also ply from Garia regularly.

AC Bus Routes

Non AC Bus Routes(S series)

Private Bus

KB Series

SD Series

JM Series

STA Routes

Mini Bus routes

Express Bus

WBSTC Franchisee Bus routes

VS Bus

WBSTC Non AC Bus

SBSTC

Major roads of Garia

List of Metro Stations in Garia

List of Railway Stations in Garia

Major roads of Garia

List of Metro Stations in Garia

List of Railway Stations in Garia

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.[6] It is home to many shopping malls and departmental stores. Some of them are :

Cuisine

Aminia for Mughlai Cuisine near Garia More

Illusion Restro & Lounge Bar, Hiland Park, Chak Garia

There are many multicuisine and south Indian restaurants in Garia.[15][16] Some of them are :

Medical facilities

Peerless Hospital

Education

Netaji Subhash Engineering College

Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions and schools. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here includes:

Notable NGO

Places of interest

Festivals

Rakhi Utsav organized by "Garia Manabik" a NGO held every year at Kishore Kalyan Samsad ground Garia, Kamdohari Narkelbagan, Celebrities and dignitaries from different fields and society attend this ceremony.

In popular culture

In early 1953, the principal photography of the Satyajit Ray's debut film Pather Panchali was done at Boral, then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata, now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne in the dense bamboo groves near a local pond.[57]

Notable people

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bus routes in Kolkata
  2. ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101004/jsp/calcutta/story_13013028.jsp
  3. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-25/kolkata/28229207_1_rake-kavi-nazrul-metro-fares
  4. ↑ The Telegraph article on the inauguration of the New Garia-Airport route
  5. ↑ The Telegraph article on the inauguration of the New Garia-Airport route
  6. ↑ Shopping areas in Kolkata
  7. ↑ Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park
  8. ↑ Big Bazaar-Garia
  9. ↑ Spencers-Garia
  10. ↑ Spencers-Patuli
  11. ↑ Spencer's Express-Naktala
  12. ↑ Proyozonio-Garia
  13. ↑ Bizarre Bazar-Garia
  14. ↑ Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex
  15. ↑ Restaurants in Garia
  16. ↑ Kolkata Restaurants List
  17. ↑ Azad Hind Dhaba restaurants
  18. ↑ Anands Restaurant
  19. ↑ Babu Mashai
  20. ↑ Neelanjana Multicuisine Restaurant
  21. ↑ Yo Foodies
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Bhuter Raja Dilo Bor restaurant
  24. ↑ Banana Leaf
  25. ↑ Eats
  26. ↑ Dominos, Naktala
  27. ↑ Cafe Coffee Day West Bengal outlets
  28. ↑ Little China, Naktala
  29. ↑ Ishan South Indian Delite
  30. ↑ Hatari
  31. ↑ Palki Restaurant
  32. ↑ Atithya Restaurant
  33. ↑ Bookhara Restaurant
  34. ↑ New Bukhara Restaurant
  35. ↑ Maharaj Restaurant
  36. ↑ Penguin Hut Restaurant
  37. ↑ Diamond Restaurant
  38. ↑ Sholo Ana Bangali Restaurant
  39. ↑ The Apollo Clinic Clinics
  40. ↑ Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website
  41. ↑ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility
  42. ↑ KMC Chest Clinics
  43. ↑ Indian Centre for Space Physics
  44. ↑ Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University
  45. ↑ Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address
  46. ↑ Seacom Marine College address
  47. ↑ Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address
  48. ↑ K.K. Das college address
  49. ↑ List of Schools of Nursing
  50. ↑ Indus Valley World School
  51. ↑ ISC schools in Kolkata
  52. ↑ Techno India Group Public School Branches
  53. ↑ Techno India Model School Branches
  54. ↑ Calcuttaweb-Schools
  55. ↑ B.D. Memorial School locations
  56. ↑ Garia Vidyabhavana South
  57. ↑ "Apu Doesn’t Live Here Anymore". Indian Express. Apr 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-22.

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