Palta, North 24 Parganas

Palta is a locality in North Barrackpur 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).

For other uses, see Palta (disambiguation).

Palta
Neighbourhood
Palta bus stand on Ghoshpara Road
Palta
Location in West Bengal, India
Palta
Palta (India)
Coordinates: 22.7847°N 88.36491°E / 22.7847; 88.36491
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyNorth Barrackpur Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743122
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNoapara
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Geography

Post Office

Bengal Enamel Post Office at Palta is a delivery sub post office, with PIN 743122 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. No other post office has the same PIN.[1]

Economy

Indira Gandhi Water Works

Palta Water Works, rechristened Indira Gandhi Water Treatment Plant, was the first intake point of water for Kolkata, established in 1864-1870 and spread over 480 acres. It was expanded in 1888-1893, 1905, 1920, 1936, 1952 and 1968. The total daily potable water supply is 1,350 million litres or 96 million gallons. It feeds 212,000 domestic connections plus commercial connections in Kolkata.[2] The distance between Indira Gandhi Water Treatment Plant and the pumping station at Tala is 22 km.[3]

Industry
  • Bengal Enamel Works, established in 1921 has closed down and the land is now used by housing promoters.[4][5]
  • Mahaluxmi Cotton Mill is also closed and the land is used by housing promoters.[5]

Transport

Palta is on State Highway 1 (locally known as Ghoshpara Road).[6]

Palta railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line is 25 km from Sealdah Station.[6][7] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Education

P.N. Das College was established at PO Bengal Enamel, Palta in 1962. It has around 1,700 students.[8][9]

References
  1. "Bengal Enamel PIN Code". pincodezip.in. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. "Indira Gandhi Water Works". A Brief Overiew. Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. "Palta Water Works". Barrackpore administration. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. "Bengal Enamel Works Limited". Corporate Dir. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. "Lock-out Land". The Telegraph, 12 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. Google maps
  7. "31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. "P.N.Das College". PNDC. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. "PN Das College". College Admission. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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