Narendrapur

Narendrapur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a locality of Rajpur Sonarpur. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[3]

Narendrapur
Neighbourhood
Narendrapur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Narendrapur Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.4391°N 88.3968°E / 22.4391; 88.3968
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	South 24 Parganas
City	Kolkata
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700103
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sonarpur Uttar
Website	www.rajpursonarpurmunicipality.in

Geography

8km
5miles

N

Harinavi

R

Jirongachhi

R

Nalmuri

R

Uttar Kasipur

R

Bantala

CT

Gobindapur

CT

Bhangar Raghunathpur

CT

Maricha

N

Subhashgram

N

Narendrapur

M

Rajpur Sonarpur

CT

Sahebpur

CT

Chak Baria

CT

Kalikapur

CT

Bidyadharpur

CT

Ramchandrapur

CT

Danga

CT

Radhanagar

   

Cities and towns in the northern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Sonarpur, Bhangar I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata.^[4][5][6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Narendrapur is located at 22°26′21″N 88°23′48″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Transport

Narendrapur is on the State Highway 1.^[7]

Narendrapur railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[7][8]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.^[9]

Education

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, established in 1960, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.^[10]

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy, established in 1965, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta and is recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India. It specialises in education/ teacher education. It has a hostel, a computer centre and a playground.^[11]

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium school for boys. It was established in 1958 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[12]

Healthcare

Sonarpur Rural Hospital, with 25 beds, at Rajpur Sonarpur, is the major government medical facility in the Sonarpur CD block.^[13]