Pilkhana, West Bengal

Pilkhana is a slum-based neighbourhood in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the slum about which Dominique Lapierre's bestselling book City of Joy was written.[1] Pilkhana has at least tens of thousands of residents.[2] It is near to Howrah Station.[3] A Haliman High School exists here.[4] The area has significant Hindu and Muslim populations.[5] Pilkhana is of industrial character.[6] It is a part of Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[7] The Salesians of Don Bosco are present in Pilkhana.[8]

Pilkhana
Neighbourhood
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
RegionGreater Kolkata
CityHowrah
Metro StationHowrah Maidan(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyHowrah Municipal Corporation
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711101, 711106
Telephone code+91 33
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
HMC wards10, 12, 13, 15, 16
Lok Sabha constituencyHowrah
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHowrah Uttar
Websitewb.gov.in

Pilkhana is governed by Golabari Police Station under Howrah City Police. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Location

Pilkhana is located on the west bank of Hooghly River. Howrah Maidan is on its south, Salkia is on its north and Tikiapara is on its west.

Transport

State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Pilkhana.[9] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Road and Acharya Tulsi Marg (Salkia School Road) run along the middle and eastern part of Pilkhana respectively. All these three roads are connected with Dr. Abani Dutta Road.

Pilkhana is connected to Howrah Maidan and South Howrah with a Rail Overbridge (Bangal Babur Bridge). This bridge was opened in 1933 by East Indian Railway Company (EIR) and was named after Bangal Babu (Zamindar Ramjatan Bose).[10][11]

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Train

Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.

Ferry

Pilkhana has a nearby ferry ghat named Golabari Ghat on the banks of Hooghly River with regular ferry services at 10 min interval.

References
  1. "Family Support in Pilkhana". Calcuttakids.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. Les racines des palιtuviers: l ... – Gaston Dayanand. Google Books. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. "Seva Sangh Samiti-Brief History". Sevasanghsamiti.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. "News from Calcutta". Ashalayam. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. "Pilkhana – Google-Suche". Google.de. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. The Indian journal of economics – University of Allahabad. Dept. of Economics, University of Allahabad. Dept. of Commerce, Indian Economic Association. Google Books. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  7. "Leaders mouth platitudes, play votebank politics". The Times of India. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. http://donboscokolkata.org/houses/12.html
  9. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. "History of Bangal Babur Bridge".
  11. "Pilkhana News".


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