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| Former name(s) | Cornwallis Street |
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| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700004, 700006, 700007, 700073 |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | MG Road, Girish Park, Shobhabazar Sutanuti and Shyambazar |
| north end | Shyambazar |
| south end | Barna Parichay Market |
Bidhan Sarani (formerly known as Cornwallis Street) is a principal north–south thoroughfare in north part of Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy.[1] The road starts from Shyambazar five-point crossing and extends up to MG Road crossing (Barna Parichay Market), after which the street continues as College Street towards the south. Bidhan Sarani encompasses the neighbourhoods of Shyambazar, Hatibagan (Aurobindo Sarani crossing), Hedua (Dani Ghosh Sarani/Abhedananda Road crossing), Shimla (Vivekananda Road crossing), Thanthania and College Street.[2]