Where is Dum Dum, West Bengal located?

Dum Dum is located in West Bengal, India, at approximate coordinates 22.6521°, 88.4360°.

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Dum Dum

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Dum Dum

Elevation11 m

Land area9.23 km²

Coordinates22.65°, 88.44°

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Elevation

11 m

Area

9.23 km²

Official website

dumdummunicipality.co.in

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Overview

Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area 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). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport locally known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum. Dum Dum area was divided into three parts governed by three separate municipalities named as South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and North Dum Dum.

History & geography

History

In the history of Bengal, Dum Dum holds a very significant place. Dum Dum was sparsely populated before British arrival. The area was slightly elevated. On 6 February 1757, an accord was signed at Dum Dum by the Nawab of Bengal to allow the British to build forts at Calcutta, Dacca and Kashim Bazar. In 1783, a cantonment was established at Dum Dum. Military barracks were built and civilians started coming in to provide essential services to the military personnel. A Cantonment Board was formed to provide civic amenities. On 9 February 1822, the foundation stone was blessed and laid for Saint Patrick’s Chapel. On Good Friday in 1823, the chapel was dedicated and inaugurated with Irish priest M. Murphy as its chaplain. The ordnance factory was established at Dum Dum in 1846. The St. Stephens Church, a Roman Catholic Church Weslyan Chapel and a hospital for treatment of European were established in the central hub of Dum Dum Cantonment of old Dum Dum. It may be noted that both South Dum Dum Municipality and North Dum Dum Municipality were established in 1870 thereby somewhat defining administratively the different parts of an earlier undefined Dum Dum area. subsequently, Dum Dum was enlarged by the amalgamation of Kadihati municipality in 1883. Dum Dum was once a separate subdivision from 1861 to 1896. During the early years of the cantonment the British waged several imperial wars, out of which the wars in Burma, Nepal, the Deccan and Afganisthan were costly in blood and lives. Two monuments were erected to commemorate their memory. The Afghan War Memorial was built in Dum Dum in 1841 after the British lost the first Anglo-Afghan war. During the 1857 disturbances the Indian sepoys posted at Dum Dum were affected and Mangal Pandey was hanged from a tree at Dum Dum (his…

Geography

Dum Dum is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). Dum Dum is bounded by North Dum Dum (municipality) on the north and partly on the west, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation areas on the east and South Dum Dum (municipality) on the south and partly on the west. Dum Dum consists of localities such as Airport 1 No. Gate, Airport 2 No. Gate, Airport 2.5 No. Gate, Motilal Colony, Rajbari Colony, Gora Bazar, Mall Road, Kumarpara, Italgacha, Badra, Nalta, Manikpur, Kamalapur, Radha Nagar, Arabinda Sarani and Central Jail. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns. Dum Dum police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Dum Dum Municipal areas. NSCBI Airport police station under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over the parts of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Dum Dum is a vast locality with many Postal Index Numbers: Dum Dum has a delivery Head post office, with PIN 700028. Other post offices with the same PIN are Ordnance Factory, Kumarpara, Kamalapur and Rajabagan. Kolkata Airport has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700052. Italgacha has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700079. Mall Road has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700080. The only other post office with the same PIN is Jessore Road. Rajbari Colony has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700081.

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