Belepole
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Belepole | |
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Neighbourhood in Howrah | |
  Belepole Location in West Bengal, India  Belepole Belepole (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′38″N 88°18′11″E / 22.57722°N 88.30306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | 
West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| City | Howrah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711104 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| HMC ward | 44 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shibpur |
Belepole is a residential locality of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is an urban sprawl which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near Shibpur. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence Kolkata is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna.
Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police.
Demographics
[edit]The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have Bengali as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.
Notable locations
[edit]- Belepole Panch Mathar More or Belepole Bus Stop.
- Hang Sang Crossing or Belepole Crossing.
- Kusum Kumari Park.
- Dhole Company Warehouse and Factory.
- Howrah Indoor Stadium and Dumurjala Sports City
- Zaika Inn.
- Bayleaf Restaurant.
- Chatterjeehat.
Main occupations
[edit]The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.
Transport
[edit]Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although traffic jams are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.
Bus
[edit]Private Bus
[edit]- 72 Dumurjala - Park Circus
- K6 Tikiapara railway station - Rajabazar
- K11 Domjur - Rabindra Sadan
- KB15 Santragachi railway station - Anandapur
Mini Bus
[edit]- 7 Carry Road - Shyambazar
- 26 Unsani - Esplanade
- S119/1 Santragachi railway station - B.B.D. Bagh
WBTC Bus
[edit]- C11 Domjur - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia
- E6 Amta - Esplanade
- E7 Bagnan railway station - Esplanade
- EB1A Santragachi railway station - Belgharia (Rathtala)
- T8 Tikiapara railway station - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia
- VS12 Santragachi railway station - New Town Bus Stand
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.
Train
[edit]Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.
