Dum Dum

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West Bengal • India
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Location of Dumdum
 Dumdum 
Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°25′E / 22.62, 88.42
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 11 m (36 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 101,319 (2001)
Municipality Chairman Dipak Bhattacharjee[1]

Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°25′E / 22.62, 88.42

Dumdum (Bengali দমদম Dômdôm, Hindi दमदम Damdam) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport. Now Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata. Dum Dum provides a number of transport facilities in the city. It has developed into a modern commercial centre in the outskirts of Kolkata. Dum Dum region is important as it constitutes main entry points of the city. The area being provided with a domestic and international airport is the landing base for the foreigners visiting the city. The township falls in the northern region of Kolkata city. Dum Dum region is about 10 km from the city center which is taken to be Chandni Chowk. The nearby localities include Salt Lake, Jhilbagan, Motijheel, Ghughu Danga and Jawpur.

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[edit] Geography

Dum Dum is located at 22.62° N 88.42° E.[2] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

[edit] History

During the 19th century the area was home to a British Royal Artillery armoury, where, in the early 1890s, Captain Bertie Clay developed a bullet with the jacket cut away at the tip to reveal its soft lead core (see hollow point bullet), known as a dum-dum.[3][4][5][6] [7][8]

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[9], Dumdum had a population of 101,319. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dumdum has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and, female literacy is 78%. In Dumdum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Accessibility

Railway Station, Dumdum
Railway Station, Dumdum

By Metro : The Kolkata Metro terminates at Dum Dum Station. This is right on the boundary of Dum Dum. From the station the Dum Dum Road leads to areas within Dum Dum.

By Air : The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport or Kolkata Airport is located in Dum Dum and therefore, it is also called the Dum Dum Airport. There are flights to all major cities in India. There are also international flights to London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Singapore, Bangkok, Muscat, Dhaka, etc.

By Rail: The Eastern Railway line has a station in Dum Dum. The Railway station and the Metro station is in the same complex. The Circular Railway also terminates at the same station. The other stations in Dum Dum are Dum Dum Cantonment and Patipukur ( on the Circular Railway line) and Airport Gate No 1 and Airport ( on the single Airport line). Travel to airport by rail is however inconvenient as there are only a few trains at odd hours.

By Road: Road is one the prime means of communications in Dum Dum. There are 2 arterial roads in Dum Dum - (a) The Jessore Road and the (b) Dum Dum Road. Buses ply on both the roads. On Dum Dum road the Bus Routes are 30B, L30B, 30B/1, 202, DN9, Airport-Babughat Mini, Howrah-Nagerbazar Mini. On Jessore road there are more bus routes - namely 3C/1, 3C/2, 30, 30C, 30D, 30E, 45, 45A, 45B, 47, 47A, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 91B, 93, 211A, 215, 219, 221 , 223, 237, DN8, DN18, Central Jail-Heritage WBSTC Mini... The other minor roads on which buses ply are R.N Guha Road (30B/1), Birati-Nimta road (237), Laketown connector (221, 223, 30C, 211A, 47, 47A), Gorabazar-Cantonment Road (30D).

Road Distances :

 From Central Kolkata ( Esplanade ) to Nagerbazar - approx 12km through Central Avenue, Jessore Road
      Central Kolkata ( Esplanade ) to Laketown Jessore Road crossing - approx 9km
      Central Kolkata to Airport through VIP Road - approx 22km
      Central Kolkata to Dum Dum Station through Central Avenue, BT Road, Chiriamore, approx : 10km
      Central Kolkata to Dum Dum Cantonment - approx 15km
      Airport to Nagerbazar - 5km
      Airport to Laketown - 8km
      Airport to Dum Dum Station - 7km
      Airport to Cantonment - 5km
      Airport to Central Jail - 4km

Travel within Dum Dum:

      Buses are plenty - thought most of them are the blue private one. 
      There are few CSTC or WBSTC or CTC buses. Autos are plenty - they can be used for short stretches. 
      In addition you can find Taxis; Nagerbazar and Airport being the largest taxi stands. The other Taxi stands 
      are in Birati, Central Jail, Laketown, Bangur, Kalindi. Unfortunately the Dum Dum Station area doesnt have 
      too many taxis as the area is extremely crowded. The other popular means of travel over short distances is 
      the Rickshaw.

[edit] Neighbourhoods

Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagar Bazaar, Satgachi, Amarpalli, Gora Bazaar, Durganagar, Padmapukur, Motijheel,Ghosh Road, Devinibash, Lichubagan, Laxminagar, Subhas Nagar, Seth Bagan, Ghosh Para.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official District Administration site
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dum Dum
  3. ^ First world War
  4. ^ India 9
  5. ^ Encyclopedia
  6. ^ Specialist Ammunition Types
  7. ^ 303 British
  8. ^ BBC News
  9. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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[edit] See also

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