Kestopur

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Kestopur
Neighbourhood
Krishnapur
Kestopur bus stop
Kestopur Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°35′44″N 88°26′09″E / 22.5955°N 88.4357°E / 22.5955; 88.4357
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Kolkata Metropolitan
City	Kolkata
Metro Station	Karunamoyee
Mouza No.	17
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700101, 700102
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
BMC wards	22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rajarhat Gopalpur
Website	north24parganas.gov.in

Kestopur (officially, Krishnapur) is a neighborhood of Kolkata under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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).^[1]

Kestopur lies on Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani, more commonly known as VIP Road, which connects the area with Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. The community is made up of people of various religions from different states. Kestopur has over the years become an area of great prominence because of its proximity to areas like Salt Lake and New Town. VIP Road-Kestopur crossing was one of the busiest of the Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani. However the construction of a flyover along with subway at the crossing (the subway was opened on 24 June 2014 and the flyover on 8 March 2015) helps in decongesting the traffic at the junction and nearby areas.^[2]