Dum Dum | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°25′E / 22.62°N 88.42°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Region | Kolkata Metropolitan |
Metro Station |
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Railway Station | Dum Dum Junction and Dum Dum Cantonment |
Established | 1783 (as Dum Dum Cantonment Board) 1929 (as Dum Dum Municipality)[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Dum Dum Municipality[2] |
• Chairman | Sri Harendra Singh [1] |
• Vice-Chairman | Sri Barun Natta [2] |
• MLA | Bratya Basu (TMC) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 114,786 |
• Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[3][4] |
• Additional official | English[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700028, 700079, 700080, 700081 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
Website | dumdummunicipality |
Dum Dum[5] is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area 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). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, also known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum.[6]