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Thakurpukur | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Coordinates: 22°27′54″N 88°18′25″E / 22.465°N 88.307°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | Kolkata [1][2][3] |
Metro Station | Thakurpukur |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
KMC ward | 124,125 |
Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700 063 |
Area code | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Behala Purba, Behala Paschim |
Thakurpukur is a neighborhood in Behala area of South West Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is majorly a residential region although there are quite a few numbers of Schools, Colleges, Hospitals and Shopping Malls. This was a remote area until a few decades ago, but as a result of urbanization today it has become an urban area with all kinds of amenities. Thakurpukur was also under the Barisha area of Sabarna Roy Choudhury's zamindari era.