Bagbazar | |
|---|---|
 Bagbazar Ghat on Hooghly River | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Shaymbazar |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 7, 8 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward pages |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700003 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shyampukur |
Bagbazar (also spelt Baghbazar) is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police,[1] has been, along with neighbouring Shyambazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy.[2] Bagbazar has played an active role in growth and development of Kolkata.
- ^ "Shyapukur Police Station". Kolkata Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ^ Nair, P. Thankappan in The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 17, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.