Thakurpukur

Thakurpukur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Thakurpukur, D.H Road
Thakurpukur, D.H Road
Thakurpukur is located in Kolkata
Thakurpukur
Thakurpukur
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°27′54″N 88°18′25″E / 22.465°N 88.307°E / 22.465; 88.307
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata [1][2][3]
Metro StationThakurpukur
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward124,125
Population
 • TotalFor population see linked KMC ward page
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700 063
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBehala Purba, Behala Paschim

Thakurpukur is a neighborhood in Behala area of South West Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is majorly a residential region although there are quite a few numbers of Schools, Colleges, Hospitals and Shopping Malls. This was a remote area until a few decades ago, but as a result of urbanization today it has become an urban area with all kinds of amenities. Thakurpukur was also under the Barisha area of Sabarna Roy Choudhury's zamindari era.

  1. ^ "Kolkata district".
  2. ^ "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".