Baghajatin

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Baghajatin
Neighborhood of Kolkata
Baghajatin Rail Overbridge, EM Bypass
Baghajatin Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°29′00″N 88°22′43″E / 22.4833°N 88.3787°E / 22.4833; 88.3787
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
Metro Station	Kavi Nazrul and Satyajit Ray
Kolkata Suburban Railway	Baghajatin railway station
District	Kolkata[1][2][3]
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC Wards	96, 99, 101, 102[4]
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700086, 700092,
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur[5] [6]
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jadavpur

Baghajatin is a locality of South Kolkata in the South 24 Parganas district in Indian state of West Bengal. It has been named in honour of Jatindranath Mukherjee whose nom de guerre was Bagha (Tiger) Jatin. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Jadavpur and Santoshpur in the north, Chak Garia and Panchasayar in the east, Baishnabghata Patuli Township in the south and Bijoygarh and Regent Estate in the west. The locality is referred to as the middle-class and currently growing very well-off, upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in south Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social and cultural background. The two most important landmarks that signify this locality are Baghajatin railway station, Baghajatin bus terminal and EM Bypass which are the lifeline of this locality and its USP.

Baghajatin also shares the cultural influence of late poet and author sukanta bhattacharya. The Baghajatin locality has upgraded into a food served hotspot in recent years of 2023. The landmarks has thrived with food culture and recent outlets , due to such cases the rent and property buy remunation has widen up. If any forigners visit to this location s/he must know due to USP and recent modification this society cost more for rent or stay.