Birati
Birati is a locality in North Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]
Birati Big Bazaar
Birati | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Angana Abasan, Banik Junction, Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road) | |
  Birati Location West Bengal, India  Birati Birati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.6643°N 88.4283°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | North Dumdum Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700051 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Climate | Tropical (Köppen) |
History
Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family.[2]
Geography and locality
Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati More
Birati is bound by the Jessore Road in the East, Nimta in the West, New Barrackpore in the North and Durganagar in the South. It also features a railway station. It's closeness to Dum Dum also adds the Kolkata Metro as a way of conveyance.
Demographics
There are many close knit communities in Birati who live among them peacefully without any atrocities. Ramkrishna pally is one of them.[3]
Tarun sengupta Smriti Bhawan is situated near the Birati station 1 no platform ticket counter. This is an air conditioned auditorium in Birati area.
Education
Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith (more commonly known as the Birati college) is the only college in Birati.
Transport
Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati
By air
Birati is close to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport.[4]
By road
Kolkata-Siliguri highway passes through Birati.[4]
By rail
Birati railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line serves the locality.
Notable residents
- Mihir Sen: Writer
References
- "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- Bangiya Sabarna Katha Kalishetra Kalikatah by Bhabani Roy Choudhury, Manna Publication. ISBN 81-87648-36-8
- "বিরাটী বসন্ত উৎসব ২০২০". AllEvents.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- Chaudhuri, Moumita (21 February 2021). "The Calcutta-Siliguri highway is a track everybody loves to take but nobody ever made". the Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
External links
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
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