Narendrapur

Narendrapur
নরেন্দ্রপুর
Locality in Rajpur, Kolkata

Local road, opposite of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur.
Narendrapur

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°26′21″N 88°23′45″E / 22.43917°N 88.39583°E / 22.43917; 88.39583Coordinates: 22°26′21″N 88°23′45″E / 22.43917°N 88.39583°E / 22.43917; 88.39583
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website s24pgs.gov.in
This page is about the neighbourhood. See Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur for the educational institute.

Narendrapur is locality of Rajpur under Sonarpur police station of Baruipur subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the home of a famous school and college founded by Ramakrishna Mission. Narendrapur is situated right beside Aadi Ganga (Old Ganges).

Geography

Narendrapur is located at 22°26'21" N, 88°23'45" E.

Transport

Narendrapur in 15 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah  Sonarpur section and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is connected by road to Garia and the EM Bypass. Narendrapur's road system connecting the region is mediocre, and largely present in the region are auto rickshaws that travel from Garia to Baruipur. There is also the bus services of Barasat-Baruipur, 218 (Baruipur-Babughat), Harinavi-Howrah Mini bus, JM2 (Malancha-Kolkata Station), JM4 (Narendrapur-Rishra), C26 (Baruipur-Howrah CTC), AC14 (Saltlake Karunamoyee-Baruipur), S15G (Dakshineshwar-Baruipur)and Narendrapur-Dhulagarh. The nearest railway station is Narendrapur.

It is 20 km from howrah railway station.

Education

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission. The institute has its services open to all irrespective of caste, creed and nationality. Its special field is education. Started in Pathuriaghata, a North Calcutta neighbourhood immediately after the Bengal famine of 1943, it first served as a home for the poor and orphaned boys. Since its relocation in 1957 to its present site in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, near Garia, it has grown into a huge complex with varied activities. It has more than 2,000 resident students and occupies about 150 acres (0.61 km2) of land dotted with flower gardens, green fields, mango groves and lakes.

Housing

Maa Sarada Sadan is a residential complex located near Ramakrishna Mission main gate and opposite Axis bank and State Bank of India.

Sugam Park is a modern residential complex located opposite the Ramakrishna Mission campus housing more than 500 families.

Sherwood Estate is a spacious, modern apartment complex with nice facilities that has come up recently opposite the Ramakrishna Mission campus. " Mayfair Greens "- A complex of self-proclaimed "leisure & luxury" located opposite Aadi Ganga. There is also numerous residential complex in and around narendrapur area. Sucasa Green is one of the latest developed residential complex .Approximately 100 flats and very close to Kamalgazi Flyover this complex is one of the best built and best looking complexes of recent times. Newly built Flyover connecting EM Bypass is also operational making very good road connectivity to other parts of the city . Many new residential complexes like Rajwada Heights, Sucasa Wood, South Winds making this area as a new destination people in and around kolkata.

Healthcare

Certain areas of the South 24 Parganas district have been identified as having poor ground water and contamination. Specifically, ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[1]

References

  1. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.

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