South Dum Dum

South Dum Dum
City
South Dum Dum Municipality Headquarters
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Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°24′E / 22.61°N 88.40°E / 22.61; 88.40
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Kolkata Metropolitan
Metro Station	Belgachia Dum Dum Noapara Dum Dum Cantonment (under construction)
Railway Station	Dum Dum Junction and Dum Dum Cantonment
Established	1870; 154 years ago (1870) (as South Dum Dum Municipality)[1]
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	South Dum Dum Municipality
• Chairman	Kasturi Chowdhury
• Vice-Chairman	Netai Dutta
Area [2]
• Total	13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	403,316
• Density	30,000/km2 (77,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700028, 700030, 700048, 700055, 700065, 700074, 700077, 700089
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dum Dum, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur
Website	sddm.ind.in

South Dum Dum 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).^[3]

It is a city on the northern fringes of Calcutta with a municipality called South Dum Dum municipality. The area is well connected to the city proper areas in Kolkata district through railways and roads. It is close to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata Airport), Bidhannagar (Salt Lake), Shyambazar (epicenter of North Kolkata), Rajarhat New Town (IT hub of Kolkata), Maidan (the Lungs of Kolkata), Esplanade (Kolkata's employment hub and central business district). It is well connected to the city's most affluent localities like Park Street, Alipore and Ballygunge in South Kolkata.^[4]