Haltu

Haltu is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. This is mainly a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Jadavpur, Nandi Bagan, Kalikapur, Dhakuria and Selimpur.

Haltu
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata[1][2][3]
Metro StationKavi Sukanta(under construction)
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards104, 105, 106, 107, 109
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700075, 700078,[4] 700099
Area code(s)+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Dakshin and Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKasba and Jadavpur

Transport

Garfa Main Road and Kalikapur Road intersect here. The area is well connected with Kolkata's Bus network.

Private Bus

Mini Bus

WBTC Bus

Auto-rickshaws and Taxies are available also.[5]

Train

Ballygunge Junction railway station, Dhakuria railway station and Jadavpur railway station are the nearest railway stations.

Educational Institution

Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.

  • Haltu high school for boys
  • Haltu high school for girls
  • Haltu Kishalaya Sikhsha Sadan
  • Academy for Musical Excellence, AMEC Music School, Kolkata

Markets

Haltu neighbourhood has two well known markets.

  • Haltu Bazar
  • Ramlal Bazar

Places of interest

Here is a list of places of interest near Haltu area:

  • Purbachal Shakti Sangha Club
  • Purbachal Pally Unnayan Samiti
  • Academy for Musical Excellence
  • Haltu Tarun Sangha Club
  • Haltu Sanghasree Club
  • Khudiram Bhattacharya Mancha (Haltu Community Hall)
  • Sucheta Nagar KMC children park
  • Haltu swimming pool
  • Milanayatan Club
  • Ramakrishna Mandir near Moitree Sangha

There is also a Vagrant Home located at Haltu which is run by Government of West Bengal. Moreover, a Municipal market is also located here.

See also

References
  1. "South 24 Parganas district".
  2. "web.archieve.org" (PDF).
  3. "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
  4. "Haltu area postal code". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  5. Google maps

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