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South Dum Dum
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South Dum Dum is a city and a 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) and a vital locality in Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
South Dum Dum | |
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City | |
![]() South Dum Dum Municipality | |
Coordinates: 22.61°N 88.40°E / 22.61; 88.40 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Region | Kolkata Metropolitan |
Metro Station | Dum Dum and Dum Dum Cantonment(under construction) |
Railway Station | Dum Dum Junction and Dum Dum Cantonment |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | South Dum Dum Municipality |
• Chairman | Kasturi Chowdhury |
• Vice-Chairman | Netai Dutta |
Area | |
• Total | 13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 403,316 |
• Density | 30,000/km2 (77,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700028, 700030, 700048, 700055, 700065, 700074, 700077, 700089 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur |
Website | sddm |
It is a city on the northern part of Kolkata with a municipality called South Dum Dum municipality. It is well connected to the developed part of the city through railways and roads. It is very near to Kolkata Airport, Shyambazar (epicenter of North Kolkata), Rajarhat New Town (the IT hub of Kolkata), Esplanade, Kolkata (the employment hub of Kolkata and central business district). It is well connected to Alipore, Ballygunge and Jadavpur by suburban railways.