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Garia | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Coordinates: 22°27′46″N 88°23′48″E / 22.4629°N 88.3968°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Metro Station | Gitanjali, Kavi Nazrul, Shahid Khudiram, Kavi Subhash |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
KMC wards | 100, 101, 109, 110, 111 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700084, 700047, 700094, 700152 |
Area code | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jadavpur and Sonarpur Uttar |
Garia (Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a located at southwest fringe of Kolkata in South 24 Parganas district in Indian state of West Bengal. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/Mukundapur in the north-east and Narendrapur/Rajpur Sonarpur in the south. It is on the banks of Adi Ganga.
The southern part of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass runs through the heart of the neighborhood. The area contains a prominent traffic junction from which a variety of public transport is available, making it a prime travel connection spot in South Kolkata suburbs area.