Santoshpur, Kolkata
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Santoshpur | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
  Santoshpur Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′28″N 88°22′59″E / 22.491°N 88.383°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata[1][2][3] |
| Kolkata Suburban Railway | Jadavpur railway station and Baghajatin railway station |
| Metro Station | Jyotirindra Nath Nandi(under construction) and Satyajit Ray(under construction) |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 103, 104, 109 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700075 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Santoshpur is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Kolkata, India. It is loosely bounded by Garfa to the north, the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to the east, Jadavpur to the west and Baghajatin to the south.[4]
History of Santoshpur area
Before 1947, the area of Santoshpur was actually the property of Late Rani Rashmoni, who is related to the construction of the Dakshineshwar Temple. Even today, one can find the area of Rani Rashmoni Bagan, in north Santoshpur, where one can find a pond in which it is claimed there is a Shiva temple at the bottom of the pond. The pond has certain mystical features and local people use it for bathing and other daily life purposes. In recent times, a statue of Rani Rashmoni has been constructed near one of the ghats of the pond (" pukur " in Bengali). [3]
From the fifties
This area was initially part of Jadavpur. The area was mainly shallow marshy lands and agricultural fields even as late as the seventies. Some houses were built in the fifties and sixties mostly on the eastern side of the Jadavpur Rail Station. Residents mostly East Bengali refugees[5] walked to the station or to the Jadavpur Bus Stand to board Bus Routes 8B or 9. The seventies saw an uptick in the number of houses constructed and spread more to the east. It was common sight at this time to see agricultural fields, small dairy operations and residential houses coexist on the same street. The new residents would pitch in their money and arrange for truckloads of dirt to be dumped on the road to make them passable during the monsoon season.
Rapid Expansion
Santoshpur started to grow faster and faster. Vacant plots were filling up fast. Agricultural lands were becoming scarce and could be found only on the other side of the Panchannagram canal (popularly called "khaal"). The cheaper land costs and proximity to the city proved to be an irresistible attraction for middle-class Bengalis. Government employees, bank employees, school teachers, college professors, and small businessmen started flocking to this new area. In the meantime, the area which were under Panchayats and saw little organized development morphed into the Jadavpur Municipality. The headquarters were established in the "Battala Bazaar" area – which became the heart of the new area. A new permanent market was planned a few hundred meters east of the street-side market. With the incorporation of the municipality in Kolkata Municipal Corporation as part of Borough 11 & 12, Santoshpur was poised for a quantum leap.
The opening of the southern stretches of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass provided the residents with the option to commute via either Jadavpur or the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. With the advent of rapid urbanization, in terms of large-scale real estate constructions, Santoshpur has seen a quantum leap in its quality of life from the late 90s; now, shopping malls and latest food chains not only make life trendy and smart, but also the complement the towering apartments in the vicinity. With the explosive population growth, traffic snarls became very common in and around Santoshpur; from the crossing at Ajoynagar to the Jadavpur railway crossing, thousands of people throng these roads, which, few years back, wore a rather deserted look. A railway overbridge, named "Sukanta Setu" over Jadavpur Railway Station connects Santoshpur Avenue with Raja SC Mullick Road, about half a kilometer to the south of the Jadavpur Bus Stand; construction of which was completed in record time. With travel time falling dramatically and new bus routes being introduced, Santoshpur became a sought after place to live for the Bengali middle-class.
Apartments and high rises
To accommodate this heavy demand, mid-rise apartment buildings started being built by real estate developers. Apartment complexes were also built in the erstwhile once-upon-a-time marshy lands by the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. With uber-cool high rise communities namely, 'Udayan', 'Hiland Park, 'Calcutta Greens', Santoshpur has been becoming more cosmopolitan. It is well known for its proximity to Metropolis mall, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur Railway station, E.M. Bypass. Through the main road, you can get state bus, private bus, mini bus, Volvo, auto and all forms of public transport available in Kolkata.
Transport
The area is connected with Sealdah South lines through Jadavpur railway station in north and Baghajatin railway station in South. Also New Garia (Kavi Subhash)-Dum Dum Airport metro route (Kolkata Metro Line 6) serves the Santoshpur area.
Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station and Satyajit Ray metro station, under construction on the Kavi Subhas-Biman Bandar route (Kolkata Metro Line 6), would serve Santoshpur, Ajoy Nagar, Survey Park areas lying close to the E.M. Bypass section of the city.[6][7]
buses for different destinations were as follows:- PRIVATE BUSES 37A- NAYBAD- HOWRAH (PRIVATE) SD16- MUKUNDAPUR- SIRAKOLE via JOKA, THAKURPUKUR CANCER & BEHALA.(PRIVATE) 1A- MUKUNDAPUR- RAMNAGAR (PRIVATE) 1B- NAYABAD- RAMNAGAR via TARATALA, NEW ALIPORE, JINJIRA BAZAR, NATURE PARK.(PRIVATE) 206- NEW GARIA - SALTLAKE via ULTADANGA, SEALDAH, KHANNA, MANIKTALA,RAJABAZAR.(PRIVATE) SANTOSHPUR- BBDBAG mini via BALLYGUNJ PHARI, PARK CIRCUS 7 POINT, CAMAC STREET, MINTOO PARK, BECK BAGAN, PARK STREET, EXIDE-RABINDRASADAN.(PRIVATE) 45B- GARIA STATION - BELIAGHATA BUILDING MORE via SANTOSHPUR, PATULI, HIGHLAND PARK, SEALDAH.(PRIVATE)
GOVERNMENT BUSES:-
S9- JADAVPUR- KARUNAMOYEE(NON AC) AC9- JADAVPUR KARUNAMOYEE(AC) AC9B- JADAVPUR- CHINARPARK via SECTOR5,NEWTOWN, ECO SPACE, ECO PARK, GITANJALI PARK.(AC) AC2B- SULEKHA- RATHTALA via AIRPORT, ULTADANGA, BELGHORIA EXPRESSWAY, DUNLOP, DAKHINESWAR, RAJCHANDRAPUR.(AC) D27- JADAVPUR- BARASAT via SECTOR 5, NEWTOWN, ECO SPACE, ECO PARK, CHINAR PARK,AIRPORT, BIRATI, NEW BARRACKPORE, DOLTALA, HRIDAYPUR, MADHYAMGRAM, CHAPADALI MORE, DAK BUNGLOW MORE.(NON AC) C41- TOLLYGUNJ- BIRATI via ULTADANGA, LAKETOWN, KAIKHALI, AIRPORT.(NON AC) S5C- NAYABAD- HOWRAH(NON AC) MW1- SULEKHA- UNITECH(AC) D1-CHAKDAH - TOLLYGUNJ(NON AC)via ANWAR SAHA ROAD, JADAVPUR PS, JADAVPUR 8B, SANTOSHPUR, AJOYNAGAR, RUBY, SC CITY, ULTODANGA, BIRATI, MADHYAMGRAM, BARASAT, AIRPORT GATE NO(1,2,2.5,3),DOLTALA, B T COLLEGE, BARASAT COLLEGE, NILGUNJ. JADAVPUR- HABRA(ASHOKE NAGAR- GUMA) SPECIAL SERVICE via SANTOSHPUR, EM BYE PASS,ULTADANGA, LAKE TOWN, AIRPORT.
References
- ^ "South 24 Parganas district".
- ^ "web.archieve.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
- ^ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
- ^ Santoshpur maps
- ^ Scribd article (subscription required)
- ^ "Road ahead, projects sanctioned". New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
