Lake Town, Kolkata

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Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1][2]

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Lake Town
Neighbourhood
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1.Kolkata Time Zone Tower
2.Ultadanga Flyover ending on VIP Road in Dakshindari, Lake Town
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Lake Town
Location in Kolkata
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Lake Town
Lake Town (West Bengal)
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Lake Town
Lake Town (India)
Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 88°24′18″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Metro Station
Railway StationBidhannagar Road
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodySouth Dumdum Municipality
Languages
  OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700048, 700089
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBidhannagar
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Geography

Police station

Lake Town police station under Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Lake Town areas.[3]


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Lake Town police station

Post office

Lake Town has a delivery sub-post office, with PIN 700089 in the Kolkata East Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. Another post office with the same PIN is Kalindi Housing Estate.[4]

Durga Puja in Lake Town

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Netaji Sporting Club
Lake Town 2021
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Lake Town Adhibasi Brindo 2020
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Sreebhumi Sporting Club 2023

In recent years, various organizations in Lake Town like Sreebhumi Sporting Club, Lake Town Adhibasi Brindo, Netaji Sporting Club Lake Town, Golaghata Sammilani and Dakshindari Youth Forum have come into limelight for their most elaborate and innovative theme Durga Puja.[5][6][7][8]

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Sreebhumi Sporting Club Durga Puja Theme Pandal 2022 (Vatican City)
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Dakshindari Youth Forum Durga Puja Theme Pandal 2023

Kolkata Time Zone Tower

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Big Ben Replica, Lake Town

Standing on the VIP Road, the Kolkata Time Zone Tower is a one-third sized replica of Big Ben in Westminster, London. Completed in October 2015, the tower was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, with the intention of incorporating London's architecture in Kolkata. The project, headed by the South Dum Dum Municipality, cost Rs 1.36 crores (USD 211997) and was the subject of widespread local opposition, including a door-to-door petition, on the grounds of both cost and of cultural inappropriateness.[9]

The tower is 30 metres in height, while the Big Ben is 96 metres. It has 10 floors and the 4 clock faces, sponsored by the Anglo Swiss Company, each are 3.6 metres in diameter, compared to 7 metres of the original.[10]

Notable residents

Real Estates

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Alcove Gloria (Apartment Complex), VIP Road, Lake Town

A planned township with large open spaces, parks and a lake, Lake Town is one of the most sought-after residential areas of Northern fringes of Kolkata. Its proximity to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport and commercial centres like Salt Lake and New Town has been a catalyst for the rising property prices in recent years.

Some of Kolkata's prominent Real Estate firms have their presence in Lake Town.

  • Ujaas - The Condoville by Bengal Ambuja
  • Avani Oxford Phase I and II by Avani Group
  • Alcove Gloria by Alcove Realty, an arm of Diamond Group
  • Big Bazaar Family Centre - Kolkata's largest Big Bazaar, is a part of the locality.It became Reliance smartbazaar after takeover of Big Bazaars properties

Transport

Buses ply along Jessore Road, Lake Town Road and VIP Road in Lake Town. There is also Ultadanga Flyover which was inaugurated in 2011. The flyover connects EM Bypass (Bidhan Sishu Udyan, Ultadanga) with VIP Road (Dakshindari, Lake Town) and has reduced traffic jam at "Hudco More" of Ultadanga.[13]

Bidhannagar Road railway station, Patipukur railway station, Kolkata Station and Dum Dum Junction are the nearest railway stations of Lake Town.

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is at a distance of about 7 kilometres from Lake Town.

Markets

Markets near Lake Town area are:

  • Kalindi Vatika Market
  • Kalindi Bazar Market
  • Barat Bazar Market
  • Patipukur Fish Market
  • Lake Town Fruits Market
  • Annapurna Market

References

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