Garia

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This article is about a neighbourhood of Kolkata. For the town in Canada, see Garia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Garia
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Metro Railway Stations Kavi Nazrul, Shahid Khudiram, Kavi Subhash and Gitanjali
Railway stations Garia, New Garia, Baghajatin
Parliamentary constituency Jadavpur
Assembly constituency Jadavpur
KMC Wards 100, 101, 109, 110, 111
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700084, 700047, 700094, 700152
Area code(s) +91 33

Garia (Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighbourhood in south Kolkata, India. It includes the localities of Kanungo Park, Srirampur, New Garia, Chak Garia, Garia Park, Baghajatin, Baishnabghata-Patuli, Techno City, Panchpota, Model Town, Ganguly Bagan, Tentulberia, East Tentulberia, Ramgarh, Briji, Kamalgazi, Mahamayatala, Boral, Sreenagar, Nayabad, Panchasayar, Balia and certain parts of New Ajaynagar. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge to the north-west, Santoshpur to the north-east, Narendrapur/Sonarpur to the south and Mukundapur to the east. The southern part of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass runs through the heart of the region. It is also represented by an important, ever-busy, and ever-crowded traffic junction from where a variety of public transports ply in different directions, making it a principal spot of south Kolkata.

History

Garia is one of the oldest settlements around the region, and is located on the Tolly's Nullah(canal) connecting Kolkata to the Vidhyadhari River to the east. It was primarily a peaceful residential neighbourhood before. The partition of India changed the very fabric of the area.

Overnight refugees came and settled down in the farm lands and country houses of the rich landowners of Kolkata in Garia, increasing the population of the area by many thousands.

Garia became another refugee settlement along with Jadavpur and Tollygunge in the southern fringes of the city. Slowly, after the initial upheaval, development of the area started and it grew to become a peaceful neighbourhood. But again another change was coming to the region. With the expansion of Kolkata to the east and the south during the 1990s, the area witnessed its latest change. Garia was the southern end of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, the next 'Chowringhee' of Kolkata. This road connected Garia to the northern parts of the city and the newly developing areas like Salt Lake City and Rajarhat, and also to the airport thus opening the way for rapid commercialization of the area. Already home to two major bus terminus, Garia became the transport and commercial hub for the region.

Modern day Garia

First settlements were on the north of the meeting point of N.S.C.Bose road,Garia main road & Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick road ;Garia More as it is known till day. Kanungo Park, planned by Late Sri Manindra Lal Das an Officer of The Directorate of Settlement Department of West Bengal,from which Milan park was later carved out was the first planned settlement at Garia. This locality is now home to some of the finest upcoming apartment complexes in the city, and is a heaven for people looking to get away from the congestion of Kolkata. Hiland Park, Avani's Victoria Greens, Westwind, Orbit City, Sugam Park, Sherwood Estate and Bengal Ambuja's Upohar are the most famous apartment complexes in Garia. However, increasing population day by day, and the upcoming projects and vast number of residential flats and increased traffic have made Garia almost the same as the other congested places of Kolkata, at present. Metro railway has added a new feather in terms of communication which connects Central & North Kolkata to save time & have a comfortable journey.

Notable Sub-localities in Garia

New Garia

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Main article: New Garia

New Garia is a fast-growing neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia. The terminal metro station of Kolkata metro in the south is located here.

Chak Garia

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Main article: Chak Garia

Chak Garia, also known as Chakgaria, is a posh neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia. It is dotted with highrises like Hiland Park and Bengal Ambuja Upohar.

Baishnabghata-Patuli Township

Ashabari Housing Complex in Baishnabghata Patuli Township

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Main article: Baishnabghata Patuli Township

Baishnabghata-Patuli Township is a township located in the northern part of Garia. Baishnabghata-Patuli Township is a World Bank–funded project on the EM Bypass. Currently, it is one of the most promising parts of south Kolkata.

Mahamayatala

Mahamayatala is a well known place in Garia. There are many residential apartments or complex, shops, all required stuffs for living. Mahamayatala is known for its famous Maa Mahamaya Temple.

Tetultala

Tinni Apartment, 130 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 West Bengal, India

This is a residential place between Mahamayatala and Hindustan More. There is a sweet shop named Hindustan Sweets and Patton's factory nearby. Various residential buildings and housing complexes are situated in this locality such as Sanghati Abasan, Victoria Enclave, Tinni Apartment, Puskar Abasan etc. Sen shop is one of the prominent grocery shop in this locality.

Hindustan More

Its one of the posh areas of Garia location with renowned multi specialty nurshing home like Hindustan health point and shopping destination like bizaare. BSF camp. Housing Complex like Ananya Apartments. Balia : Balia is also a fast-growing neighbourhood in the eastern part of Garia.

Geographic location

 Tollygunge, Regent Park Jadavpur Survey Park, Ajaynagar, Santoshpur
Purba Putiary Mukundapur
  Garia  
Rajpur Narendrapur, Sonarpur Ganga Joara

The converging point of Raja S.C.Mullick Road,N.S.C.Bose Road & Garia Main Road also known as Garia" More", adjacent to Kanungo Park & Garia Traffic Guard of Kolkata Police is the point where Garia started evolving post Independence.

Transport

Railway connectivity of Garia
New Garia Metro Station

Garia is home to four major bus termini (popularly named as No.5, AC5, No.6, AC6, S-21, S-7, AC7 and the 45A, 45B, 80A,80B,218,228,AC37A,AC37B,S37A,AC50,S51) after the routes they originally used to serve) Garia to B.B.D. Bag buses ply from Kanungo Park along with Baishnabghata to Howrah route buses. Airconditioned Volvo Buses are available to Howrah Railway Station, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Rajarhat, Kolkata Station & other important locations. Garia is connected by all varieties of bus services to all parts of the city. Autorickshaws ply on share basis from Kanungo Park to Golpark, Tollygunj, Baruipur, Sonarpur, Boral & other locations.[1]

Kavi Nazrul station connects this locality to the Kolkata Metro network. Two more stations - Shahid Khudiram (Near E M Bypass and Garia Station Road crossing popularly known as "Dhalai Bridge", meaning concrete bridge) & Kavi Subhash (at New Garia, the terminal station in this route near Pancha Shyar, in between Baghajatin Railway Station & Garia Railway Station and just beside New Garia Railway Station) have become operational from 7 October 2010.[2][3]

Garia is served by the Garia, New Garia and Baghajatin railway stations on the Sealdah South section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. Surface transport routes and many private bus routes ply from Garia to many important destinations via E.M. Bypass and the main roads. There are also long distance bus routes specially the Digha bus route which also ply from Garia regularly.

AC Bus Routes

  • AC5 Howrah Station – Garia Bus Stand via Jadavpur,Gariahut,Rashbihari,Kalighat,Park street.
  • AC6 Howrah Station – Garia Bus Stand via Tollygung,Rashbihari,Kalighat,Park street.
  • AC37A Airport Terminal – Garia Bus Stand via Ruby/Desun,Science City, Nicco Park, Sector v, Narkelbagan,CC2,NewTown.
  • AC37B Airport Gate No.1 – Garia Bus Stand via Santoshpur,Ruby/Desun, Science City, Ultadanga,Vip Road, Haldiram, Kaikhali.
  • AC50 Belur Math – Garia Bus Stand via Ruby/Desun, Science City, Ultadanga,Vip Road, Haldiram, Kaikhali,Airport,Dakhineswar.

Non AC Bus Routes(S series)

  • S5 Howrah Station – Garia Bus Stand via Jadavpur, Rashbihari,Kalighat,Hazra,Park Street,BBD Bag.
  • S5C Howrah Station – Nayabad (Garia) via Santoshpur,Jadavpur, Rashbihari,Kalighat,Hazra,Park Street,BBD Bag.
  • S7 Howrah Station – Garia Bus Stand via Tollygunj,Naktala,Bansdroni,Rashbihari,Kalighat,Hazra,Park Street,BBD Bag.
  • S12C Dum Dum 7 Tanks – Nayabad (Garia) via Science City, Topsia, Sealdah, Ultadanga, DUMDUM Cantonment.
  • S14 Salt Lake Karunamoyee – Garia Bus Stand via Ruby/Desun, Science City,PNB.
  • S15G Dakshineshwar – Baruipur via Jadavpur, Gariahut, Rashbihari, Kalighat,Hazra, Park Street, Esplanade, Shyam Bazar, Shova Bazar.
  • S21 Bagbazar - Garia Bus Stand via Ruby/Desun, Science City, Ultadanga,Sovabazar,Shyambazar.
  • S37A Airport Gate No.1 - Garia Bus Stand via Patuli,Ruby/Desun, Science City, Ultadanga,Vip Road, Haldiram, Kaikhali.
  • S51 Eden City – Garia Bus Stand via Jadavpur, Jadavpur PS, South City, Anwar Saha Road, Lake Gardens, Taratala,Alipore, Akra-Santoshpur.

CTC Bus routes

Private Bus

KB Series

SD Series

JM Series

STA Routes

Mini Bus routes

Express Bus

WBSTC Franchisee Bus routes

VS Bus

Non AC Bus

Major roads of Garia

List of Metro Stations in Garia

List of Railway Stations in Garia

  • Garia
  • New Garia
  • Baghajatin

Major roads of Garia

List of Metro Stations in Garia

List of Railway Stations in Garia

  • Garia
  • New Garia
  • Baghajatin

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.[6] It is home to many shopping malls and departmental stores. Some of them are :

  • Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park, EM Bypass, Chak Garia.[7]
  • The Gift Shop, [1st Floor, Sonar Bangla Market Complex, Garia More, Kolkata- 700047] Mob -844914609 [8]
  • Wood Square, Kamalgazi
  • Big Bazaar, Hiland Park, EM Bypass, Chak Garia.[9]
  • Big Bazaar, Orbit Mall, Garia.[10]
  • Big Bazaar, Kamalgazi
  • Spencer's, Garia Station Road.[11]
  • Spencer's, Mahamayatala.[12]
  • Spencer's, Upohar Town Centre, Chak Garia.
  • Spencer's Express, Baishnabghata Patuli Township.[13]
  • Spencer's Express, Tolly Heights, Naktala.[14]
  • Proyozonio.[15]
  • Bizarre Bazar.[16]
  • Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex.[17]

Cuisine

Aminia for Mughlai Cuisine near Garia More

Illusion Restro & Lounge Bar, Hiland Park, Chak Garia

There are many multicuisine and south Indian restaurants in Garia.[18][19] Some of them are : Raj Restaurant at Garia more Nesha's Kitchen

Sholo ana bangali near 45 bus stand on EM Bypass

Bell Pepper near 45 busstand

Medical facilities

Peerless Hospital
  • The Apollo Clinic[42]
  • Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital, junction of Raja Subodh Mullick Road and Baishnabghata Connector.
  • Banchbo Healing Touch[43]
  • Peerless Hospital, at Panchasayar.
  • Remedy Hospital, at Kalitala
  • Lifeline Hospital, at Pratapgarh.
  • Namita Biswas Memorial Eye Hospital at Garia Station.
  • Hindusthan Health Point, at Hindusthan Bus Stop.
  • Sevangan nursing home.
  • Welkin diagnostic center.
  • Smilz Dental Treatment Facility, Garia Park[44]
  • Remedy diagnostic center.
  • Medich Health Clinic & Diagnostic Centre [45]
  • Care & cure diagnostic center.
  • Friends Diagnostic Private Limited.
  • Mother Teresa Memorial TB Hospital & Research Centre.[46]
  • Neotia Mediplus Super Speciality Clinic ( A unit of Park Hospitals)168 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 (Opp. 228 bus stand)

Education

Netaji Subhash Engineering College

Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions and schools. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here includes:

Notable NGO

  • BANCHBO - Reputed NGO of West Bengal.Work in the field of Education of children,Elderly care,Women Empowerment[63]
  • Boral Kalpataru Seva Samity - Work in the field of Medicine. Provides free health checks and medicine. Govt registration Num S/2L/38619

Places of interest

  • Hiland Park is the second tallest tower in Kolkata (after South City) and is located in Chak Garia on the E. M. Bypass.
  • The Conclave Club Verde Vista, Chak Garia.
  • Big Bazaar, located near Hiland Park & Big Bazaar—Gangulybagan and Big Bazaar Wood Square, Narendrapur(front of Sherwood Estate)

are shopper's paradise and food-lover's delight.

  • Garia Bazaar is one of the largest wholesale fish and vegetable markets in Kolkata.
  • Sant Sri Asaramji Ashram, near Netaji Subhash Engineering College.
  • Bharat Sevashram Sangha, which is located near Briji.
  • Very old twin temples at Garia Burning Ghat. Srimanta Saudagar (the son of Chand Saudagar) built these two temples (dedicated to Kali and Mahakal Shiva).
  • VIP Ground
  • 3 newly inaugurated metro stations.
  • Garia Buddha Temple
  • "'Baroda Avenue Kali Temple"' (one of the oldest Kali temples of Garia).
  • A very old temple namely of historical importance (said to be as old as the reigns of the Sen rulers of Bengal, however the old construction has been ruined)-Tripurasundari Temple near Boral High School.
  • Kaliganga (canal, a branch from the Ganga)
  • Shri Shri Baba Lokenath Mandir ( near the newly inaugurated 'Kavi Nazrul' Metro Station)
  • Bipattarini Mandir (Small incarnation of original Bipattarini Temple situated at Rajpur, South 24 Pgs). Those who are unable to visit Rajpur may visit this temple at Garia.)
  • Mahamaya Mandir near Mahamayatala petrol pump on the Garia Main Road.
  • Jora Mandir near Kali ganga canal consisting a pair of temples
  • Baishnab Ghata Putul Park.
  • Shree Guru Asram, Naktala.
  • Devesh Car Accessories Xlusiv Showroom Of Car Accessories

Festivals of Garia

  • Durga Puja is celebrated at Garia with great pomp. Nabadurga, Panchadurga, Durga puja of Jatra Shuru Sangha, Kanungo Park, Srirampur Kalyan Samity, Milan Park, Sangathani Sangha, Moitri Sangha, Kalyan Parisad and many pujas of housing societies needs special appreciation. People from all corners of the city comes and enjoy these pujas at Garia.
  • Buddha Jayanti- celebration of 3 important event of Lord Buddha's life (Birth, Buddhata, Maha Parinirvan)at Garia Buddha Temple on Buddha Purnima Day.
  • Kathina Chivara Dana- special occasion for Buddhist specially for Buddhist monk after completion of 3 months of Varsha Mash at Garia Buddha Temple.
  • Baishnabghata Patuli Boi Mela[64] - Book Fair at Kendua Shanti Sangha ground at December since 2012.
  • Seva Utsav, organized by Dakshin Kalikata Krira O Sanskriti Parishad. It is successfully running for last 35th year. Activities are Free Eye Operation camp, Free Medical Camp, Various Cultural Competition & Programme, Torch relay, Various Exhibition, workshop, Demonstration, All Bengal Yogasan Competition, Baul Mela, Kavi Sammelan, Seminars, etc.
  • Rakhi Utsav, Annual function of Sreerampur Kalyan Samity.
  • West Bengal Art and Handicrafts Fair(sponsored by the Govt. of West Bengal).
  • Old Rath Yatra fair at Rathtala and many other local fairs round the year.
  • Puja Rating & Ride by Under Privileged & Street Children & also by Senior Citizen on Sasti/Saptami of Durga Puja organised by Banchbo.[65]
  • International Senior Citizen Day on 1 October of every year organized by Banchbo Healing Touch.
  • World Diabetes Day on 14 November of every year organized by Banchbo Healing Touch.
  • World Environment Day on 5 June of every year organized by Banchbo [66] & METTA PARISHAD - Youth Wing of Garia Bauddha Sanskriti Samsad.[67]
  • Doctors' Day on 1 July of every year organized by Banchbo[68] & KENDUA SHANTI SANGHA.

Rakhi Utsav organized by "Garia Manabik" a NGO held every year at Kishore Kalyan Samsad ground Garia, Kamdohari Narkelbagan, Celebrities and dignitaries from different fields and society attend this ceremony.

In popular culture

In early 1953, the principal photography of the Satyajit Ray's debut film Pather Panchali was done at Boral, then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata, now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne in the dense bamboo groves near a local pond.[69]

Notable people from Garia

Gallery

  • Kavi Nazrul (Garia Bazar) Metro Station

  • Shahid Khudiram Metro Station

See also

References

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External links

Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage

  1. ↑ Bus routes in Kolkata
  2. ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101004/jsp/calcutta/story_13013028.jsp
  3. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-25/kolkata/28229207_1_rake-kavi-nazrul-metro-fares
  4. ↑ The Telegraph article on the inauguration of the New Garia-Airport route
  5. ↑ The Telegraph article on the inauguration of the New Garia-Airport route
  6. ↑ Shopping areas in Kolkata
  7. ↑ Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gift-Shop/1396552170618256
  9. ↑ Big Bazaar-Chakgaria
  10. ↑ Big Bazaar-Garia
  11. ↑ Spencers-Garia
  12. ↑ Spencer's Stores in India
  13. ↑ Spencers-Patuli
  14. ↑ Spencer's Express-Naktala
  15. ↑ Proyozonio-Garia
  16. ↑ Bizarre Bazar-Garia
  17. ↑ Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex
  18. ↑ Restaurants in Garia
  19. ↑ Kolkata Restaurants List
  20. ↑ Azad Hind Dhaba restaurants
  21. ↑ Anands Restaurant
  22. ↑ Babu Mashai
  23. ↑ Neelanjana Multicuisine Restaurant
  24. ↑ Yo Foodies
  25. ↑ [1]
  26. ↑ Bhuter Raja Dilo Bor restaurant
  27. ↑ Banana Leaf
  28. ↑ Eats
  29. ↑ Dominos, Naktala
  30. ↑ Cafe Coffee Day West Bengal outlets
  31. ↑ Little China, Naktala
  32. ↑ Ishan South Indian Delite
  33. ↑ Hatari
  34. ↑ Palki Restaurant
  35. ↑ Atithya Restaurant
  36. ↑ Bookhara Restaurant
  37. ↑ New Bukhara Restaurant
  38. ↑ Maharaj Restaurant
  39. ↑ Penguin Hut Restaurant
  40. ↑ Diamond Restaurant
  41. ↑ Sholo Ana Bangali Restaurant
  42. ↑ The Apollo Clinic Clinics
  43. ↑ Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website
  44. ↑ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility
  45. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/MEDICHDIAGNOSTIC
  46. ↑ KMC Chest Clinics
  47. ↑ Indian Centre for Space Physics
  48. ↑ Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University
  49. ↑ Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address
  50. ↑ Seacom Marine College address
  51. ↑ Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address
  52. ↑ K.K. Das college address
  53. ↑ List of Schools of Nursing
  54. ↑ Indus Valley World School
  55. ↑ ISC schools in Kolkata
  56. ↑ Techno India Group Public School Branches
  57. ↑ Techno India Model School Branches
  58. ↑ Calcuttaweb-Schools
  59. ↑ B.D. Memorial School locations
  60. ↑ Schools in Kolkata
  61. ↑ Schools in Kolkata
  62. ↑ Garia Vidyabhavana South
  63. ↑ http://www.banchbo.org.in
  64. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/BaishnabghataPatuliBoiMela
  65. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/BanchboSharadSamman
  66. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/BANCHBO
  67. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/mettaparishad
  68. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/BANCHBO
  69. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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