Baishnabghata_Patuli_Township

Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India

For other uses, see Patuli (disambiguation).

Patuli (Baishnabghata Patuli Township) is a neighbourhood located in the southern part of East Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It constitutes a major portion of Garia. Baishnaghata Patuli Township is a World Bank–funded project on the eastern fringes of EM Bypass, currently one of the most promising area of south Kolkata. The Township is divided into a number of designated Blocks, extending both side of the busy by pass connector.

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The Township is divided into G+4 residential buildings on CMDA lease hold lands, and individual buildings on LIG, MiG and HIG lease hold lands..

Patuli's public transport system includes Kavi Subhas and Shahid Khudiram metro station, as well as three train stations, Baghajatin Station, Garia Station and New Garia Station. The township is also home to a number of parks, including Patuli Jheelpar Park, Benubana Chhaya, and D' Zeus Bio-Reserve Woods.

Benubana Chhaya

Geography

Physical

The area lies on Gangetic Basin and in fact borders an earlier course of a distributary of the River Ganges (গঙ্গা) known as 'Adi Ganga' (আদি গঙ্গা lit. meaning Old Ganges). The areas are mostly wetlands in nature that has been urbanized. The area is diverse that houses a variety species of flora and fauna. Especially variety of Avian species are viewed here round the year. Presence of big lakes house variety species of fishes even.

Geology

The soil here is of Clayey and Alluvial nature. Soil is very fertile and so house a variety species of flora. Average mean sea level is 17 feet.

Police district

Patuli police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at H-10 Baishnabghata-Patuli Township, PO Panchasayar, Kolkata-700094.[4]

Patuli Women police station, at the same address, has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli.[4]

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.[5]

Culture and entertainment

Patuli has restaurants and a variety of shops. A popular choice for outsiders is the Metropolis Mall nearby which is a shopping mall housing a lot of different variety of shops at a single location. Also Garia market is a popular destination for shopping being adjacent to the area and also for its variety and affordable shops all available at same spot.

There are many multi-cuisine restaurants in Baishnabghata Patuli Township, including Chinese, Indian, Bengali, western, confectionery and food stands. The most famous are Machranga, Posto, Sholoana Bangaliyana, Chowman, Red Bamboo Shoot, Koshe Kosha and many more.

There are many pet shops in the area - the most popular ones are Pet Famili Shop and Pet n Plants.

A floating market of Kolkata opened at Patuli in 2018 and is the first artificial floating market of India with 280 shops housing on 114 boats.[6]

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "South 24 Parganas district".
  2. [2]
    "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
  4. [4]
    "Kolkata Police, South Suburban Division". Patuli police station. KP. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar". The Telegraph, 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Floating market set to open on Patuli lake". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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