41-498: Dum Dum is a city in West Bengal, India. Dum Dum or Dum Dums may also refer to: Dum Dum Dum Dum is a city and a municipality 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 , also known as Kolkata Airport,
82-438: 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
123-543: A density of population of 10,967 per km The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns. For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise. Dum Dum police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Dum Dum and parts of South Dum Dum municipal areas. Dum Dum
164-685: A few WBTC buses in Dum Dum. Autos are plentiful and can be used for short stretches. Nagerbazar is the hub of autos where there are 4 routes originates viz: In addition, there are largest taxi stands at Nagerbazar and Dum Dum Airport . The other popular means of travel over short distances is the rickshaw, newly battery operated rickshaws/e-rickshaws (locally called Totos) can also be seen. The following institutions are located in Dum Dum: Hospitals : Private Medical Facilities : Major markets in Dum Dum area: Jadavpur#History Jadavpur
205-532: A line south-ward from what was then called Beliaghata Station to Port Canning." The line (now part of Sealdah South lines ) passes through Jadavpur. In 1876, Dr. Mahendra Lal Sarkar , established the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , an institution for fundamental research in basic sciences, at Jadavpur, as an entirely private effort. Sir C. V. Raman carried out ground-breaking work in
246-554: A market, a post office, a temple and even a hospital. No doubt, Bijaygarh was a model for others to follow. Efforts have been made in more recent years to regularise land/property rights in the refugee colonies. Jadavpur police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police . It is located at 1, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Road, Kolkata-700032. See also - Purba Jadavpur police station Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under
287-440: A place to stay but developed a society with markets, schools, temples and sometimes even colleges, hospitals and recreational centres. Efforts have been made in more recent years to regularise land/property rights in the refugee colonies. Dum Dum is located at 22°37′N 88°25′E / 22.62°N 88.42°E / 22.62; 88.42 . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet ). Dum Dum
328-405: A wide variety of fishes, specially Ilish mach (Hilsa fish), Pabda and the ever present Ruhi. Also available are sea water fishes like Pomfret and Mackerel. Vendors also offer chickens and geese; those chosen are slaughtered on the spot and usually carried home on rickshaws . It boasts of a large farmer's market, serviced by the rail line. Sukanta setu market is another busy situated in this area. It
369-623: Is Gorabazar-Dum Dum Cantonment Rd (30D). Dum Dum Junction , on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line besides Dum Dum Cantonment and Durganagar railway stations on the Sealdah-Bangaon line are the nearest railway stations. Kolkata Metro , the first underground metro in India, was initially constructed from Dum Dum to Tollygunge . It was progressively commissioned, the full length of 16.45 km being commissioned in 1995. Dum Dum metro station
410-663: Is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in West Bengal , India . Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata . Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international repute are located in Jadavpur. Jadavpur was named after Late Jadav Narayan Sarkar, zamindar of Sonarpur. In 1862, "the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway opened
451-522: Is a vast locality with many Postal Index Numbers : Dum Dum has a delivery Head post office, with PIN 700028 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. 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 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The only other post office with
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#1732876253817492-646: Is also the hub of the famous bus named E1 which is the fastest executive bus of Kolkata connecting Howrah Station with Jadavpur Some Other WBTC Buses are given below - AC1 & E1 - Jadavpur - Howrah Station S9 & AC9 - Jadavpur - Saltlake Karunamoyee AC9B - Jadavpur - Amity University ( Ecospace ) S31 & AC31 - Jadavpur - Behala S8B/N- Jadavpur - Nabanna D27A - Jadavpur - Habra D27- Jadavpur - Naihati S5A- Jadavpur - Howrah AC43- Golfgreen - Airport - Special Service AC50B - Jadavpur - Belur Math - occasional purposes Jadavpur railway station
533-403: 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. 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
574-583: Is located adjacent to Dum Dum Junction railway station . Dum Dum Cantonment , Jessore Road and Biman Bandar are under construction metro stations of line 4 of Kolkata Metro . Biman Bandar will serve the city of Kolkata 's main airport, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport . It is expected to begin its services in March 2025. There are a plenty of blue-yellow private buses, mini-buses and taxis, as well as
615-399: Is located at 22°30′09″N 88°22′03″E / 22.502513°N 88.3676051°E / 22.502513; 88.3676051 . It is bounded by Jodhpur Park and Dhakuria to the north, Tollygunge and Golf Green to the west, Santoshpur and Garfa to the east and Baghajatin and Garia to the south. The Jadavpur market area is often casually referred to as the "8B" area, due to
656-459: Is mainly starts in morning and closes within couple of hours. The morning rush of vendors and buyers often creates traffic jam in this area. South City Mall , the biggest shopping mall in eastern India, has been opened at Prince Anwar Shah Road since 2008. It has definitely added some more value to the residents of this region. Jadavpur has a bus terminal named Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus. It
697-673: Is one of the busiest railway station of Sealdah South section on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line provides EMU Local Train facilities towards Sonarpur , Baruipur , Diamond Harbour , Lakshmikantapur , Canning , Ghutiari Sharif , Magrahat , Namkhana , Hasnabad , Barasat & Duttapukur . This railway station is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway , Sealdah railway division . There are only 2 Platforms here All Sealdah bound trains arrive & depart from Platform No.1 & all Sonarpur bound trains arrive & leave from Platform No.2. All Galloping Local Trains gives
738-662: Is perhaps the most significant and heartening development in Kolkata’s academic life since independence." Jadavpur is home to two research institutes, under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology , established in 1935, and the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute , established in 1950. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980, which came into effect in 1984, extended
779-542: Is situated at Dum Dum. During the 19th century the area was home to the Dum Dum Arsenal , a British Royal Artillery facility. It was here that, in the early 1890s, Captain Neville Bertie-Clay developed a bullet with the jacket cut away at the tip to reveal its soft lead core (see hollow-point bullet ), known informally as a dum-dum or more correctly as an expanding bullet. The previous name of Dum Dum
820-582: 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 dead body was probably hanged at both Barrackpore and Dum Dum Cantonment). Dum Dum Cantonment was closed down and the Cantonment Board was replaced by Dum Dum Municipality in 1929. The temporary set back to Dum Dum arising from abolition of
861-600: The District Census Handbook 2011, Dum Dum municipal city covered an area of 9.23 km . Amongst the civic amenities it had open drains. Amongst the medical facilities It had 13 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities it had 31 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, 19 senior secondary schools, 1 degree college for arts/science/commerce and 77 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 10 auditorium/ community halls, 11 public libraries and 1 reading room. Amongst
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#1732876253817902-416: The Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Per the 2011 Census of India , Dum Dum had a total population of 114,786, of which 58,566 (51%) were males and 56,220 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 8,259. The total number of literates was 97,997 (91.99% of the population over 6 years). As of 2001 India census , Dum Dum had a population of 102,319. Males constitute 52% of
943-611: The boundaries of Kolkata by including South Suburban, Garden Reach and Jadavpur municipalities in Kolkata. With the partition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhile East Pakistan ." In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made the East Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting ( jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from
984-669: The cantonment and departure of British troops, was partially made up with the shifting of Jessop & Co. from Howrah to Dum Dum in 1928 and establishment of the Gramophone Company at Dum Dum in 1929. Bengal Flying Club, established in 1920, had a small fleet of single engine moth planes. The independence movement led to the sudden development of the Central Jail, where many top leaders and more numerous unknown patriots were lodged. The old military barracks made way for multi-storied jail barracks. The environment quite often reverberated with
1025-422: The chanting of Vande Mataram . With the partition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhile East Pakistan ." In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made the East Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting ( jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from the forcible occupation of barracks to
1066-514: The collective take-over of private, government and waste land. "This happened as early as 1948 with middle class refugees in the Jadavpur area: first on government land and then on private property, leading to violent clashes. Having won the battle, the elated squatters named their colony ‘Bijaygarh’, the Fort of Victory." By 1949, there were 40 such colonies in Jadavpur, Kasba, Santoshpur, Garia and Behala, in
1107-733: The commodities manufactured were rail wagons, gun and shell and music CD. It had 6 bank branches. Dum Dum municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority. NH 12 (previously NH 34) running from Dalkhola to Bakkhali , locally popular as Jessore Road , passes through Dum Dum. A large number of Buses ply along Jessore road: 3C/1, 3C/2, 30D, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 219, DN8, DN18, S10, Esplanade-Central Jail Mini, Bagbazar-Birohi, R.G.Kar-Barasat, Rajchandrapur-Saltlake white bus etc. The minor road on which bus plies
1148-577: The field of light scattering in this institute and it was first published by the institute in the Indian Journal of Physics . It earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics . With donations from Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick , Brajendra Kishore Roychowdhury and others, the National Council of Education , set up the institutions at Jadavpur, in 1906, as a Swadeshi effort for the promotion of science and technology. The Bengal Technical Institute
1189-513: The forcible occupation of barracks to the collective take-over of private, government and waste land. "This happened as early as 1948 with middle class refugees in the Jadabpur area: first on government land and then on private property, leading to violent clashes. Having won the battle, the elated squatters named their colony ‘Bijaygarh’, the Fort of Victory." By 1949, there were 40 such colonies in Jadavpur, Kasba , Santoshpur , Garia and Behala , in
1230-431: The heavy monsoonal rain from June to October. The average maximum temperature is around 30 degree Celsius and average minimum temperature is around 25 degree Celsius. Annual rainfall is about 1900 mm. The Jadavpur 8B area has recently become a very popular shopping destination, having shops of almost every need. Since Bengali cuisine is almost synonymous with fish, the Jadavpur market is a major place where you will get
1271-494: The jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli. 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. Jadavpur
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1312-1207: The population and females 48%. Dum Dum has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 85% and female literacy is 78%. In Dum Dum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. The following municipalities, census towns, and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dum Dum (M), North Dum Dum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG), and Panpur (OG). The following industrial units are located in Dum Dum: As per
1353-440: The same PIN is Kendriya Vihar. Jessore Road has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700080 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The only other post office with the same PIN is Mall Road. Rajbari Colony has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700081 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. Italgacha has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700079 in
1394-564: The south-eastern part of the city, and 65 in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone in the north. Subsequently squatters colonies also came up along the west bank of the Hooghly and by 1950, there were 150 such colonies. "Their names – Surya Sen Nagar, Bapujinagar, Bidhanpally, Adarshanagar – reflected their creators’ memories of the past and hopes for the future." The squatters resorted to various strategies to gain legitimacy and government aid. A common practice
1435-466: The south-eastern part of the city, and 65 in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone in the north. Subsequently squatters colonies also came up along the west bank of the Hooghly and by 1950, there were 150 such colonies. It has to be borne in mind that the squatters were in a way "self-settlers" in the absence of adequate official arrangements for rehabilitation. Within a very short time the refugees (quite often with government or administrative support) not only found
1476-418: The sprawling 8B bus terminus that dominates the major crossing of the area. It is the centre of Jadavpur downtown, right across from Jadavpur University and a few hundred yards from KPC Medical College and Hospital and K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital. Jadavpur has tropical climate much like Kolkata though the rainfall is heavier as the southern parts gets higher rainfall than the main city. The area gets flooded during
1517-565: Was "Domdoma". Some resources claim that the Persian word damdama, which means "mound" or "elevated battery," is the source of the word Dum Dum. In the history of Bengal, Dum Dum holds a very significant place. Dum Dum was sparsely populated before the British came there. 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,
1558-460: Was "initially set up at Maniktala but soon moved to what was then the quiet suburban retreat of Jadavpur. Later, this became the College of Engineering and Technology, and finally in 1955, Jadavpur University . The progress of Jadavpur University from a technical institute to a diversified university with flourishing arts and science faculties, including several centres for advanced work in various areas,
1599-525: 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
1640-446: 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
1681-640: Was to invite leading personalities of Calcutta society to be the president of their refugee association. At one point of time Basanti Devi , then widow of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das , was president of the Jadavpur Refugee Camp Association for a short period. The efforts of the East Bengali refugees in rebuilding their lives, virtually with their own efforts, has been spoken of as "self-rehabilitation". To take just one example of their success: by 1952, Bijaygarh boasted of four schools, one college,