Hindmotor

Hindmotor
Hindmotor
Neighbourhood
	Hindmotor Location in West Bengal, India Hindmotor Hindmotor (India)
	Coordinates: 22°41′N 88°20′E / 22.69°N 88.33°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712233
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Uttarpara

Hindmotor is a town in Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]^[2] It is situated on the western bank of the Hooghly River. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[3]

The town is prominent as it developed and named, for a Hindustan Motors factory, shared with the neighbouring Uttarpara and Konnagar suburbs.^[1] The factory had been in the area, known as Hindmotor colony since 1948 and was the sole manufacturing site of the famous Hindustan Ambassador.^[1] At its peak the Hindmotor colony had its own schools, temples and hospitals.^[1] Apart from Hindmotor colony, Hindmotor town is located on both sides of the Hindmotor Railway station well connected with railway as well as G.T Road.

Transport[edit]

Hind Motor is well connected by road and rail. State Highway 6 / Grand Trunk Road passes through the locality.^[4]

Bus[edit]

Few private buses connect Hind Motor to Kolkata.

Train[edit]

Hind Motor railway station connects the town to Howrah Station via the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The depressing tale of Bengal's Hind Motor factory". Rediff. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ Niyogi, Subhro (13 February 2017). "Ghost town Hind Motor sees no hope of Ambassador revival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[2014-rediff-1] "The depressing tale of Bengal's Hind Motor factory". Rediff. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[2017-toi-2] Niyogi, Subhro (13 February 2017). "Ghost town Hind Motor sees no hope of Ambassador revival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[cmdaonline-3] "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.

[4] "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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