Shyambazar
Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For another place, see Shyambazar, Hooghly.
Shyambazar is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police,[1] has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as Sutanuti.[2] and the popularity of Shyambazer five point crossing is for the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Shyambazar | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Coordinates: 22°36′04″N 88°22′26″E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | Kolkata |
Metro Station | Shyambazar |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
KMC wards | 10, 11, 12 |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward pages |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700004 |
Area code | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shyampukur and Maniktala |
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Shyambazar broadly covers Ward Nos.10, 11, and 12 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[3]
The Japanese dropped a bomb near Hatibagan market during World War II but it did not explode.[4]