Alipore
Neighbourhood in Kolkata in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Alipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New Alipore to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Sealdah South section railway line.
01Geography
Location
Alipore is located at 22°32′21″N 88°19′38″E / 22.5391712°N 88.3272782°E / 22.5391712; 88.3272782. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 feet). Alipore area is bordered by the following roads - AJC Bose Road to the north, D L Khan Road to the East, Diamond Harbour Road to the West and Alipore Avenue to the south.
Police district
Alipore police station is part of the South division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 8, Belvadere Road, Kolkata-700027.
Tollygunge Women's police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.
02Transport
Alipore is connected to all parts of the city by extensive bus services. Alipore is served by the Majherhat and Kidderpore railway stations on the Circular section of Kolkata Suburban Railway.
The Kalighat metro station of the Kolkata Metro as well as the Jatin Das Park station is close to Alipore.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Alipore Zoo Entrance, Kolkata.jpg by Monish700061, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI).jpg by CK Birla Hospitals, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Purple tone from the evening sky in Kolkata.jpg by Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
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