North Dum Dum | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22°39′07″N 88°25′09″E / 22.6520800°N 88.4190700°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
Metro Station | Biman Bandar (under construction) and Jessore Road (under construction) |
Railway Station | |
Established | 1870 (as North Dum Dum Municipality)[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | North Dumdum Municipality |
• Chairman | Bidhan Biswas [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 26.45 km2 (10.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 251,142 |
• Density | 9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700049, 700051, 700065, 700081, 700134, 700158 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
Website | northdumdummunicipality |
North Dum Dum (also known as Uttar 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).