Garia

Garia
Garia
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
	Garia Patuli
	Garia Location in Kolkata
	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 is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is bordered by the neighbourhoods 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.

Geographic location

The junction of Raja S.C.Mullick Road, N.S.C. Bose Road and Garia Main Road adjacent to Kanungo Park is known as "Garia More".

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.^[1] Notable shopping malls and department stores include:

Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park, EM Bypass, Chak Garia^[2]
Smart Bazaar, Orbit Mall, Garia^[3]
Spencer's, Garia Station Road^[4]
Spencer's Express, Baishnabghata Patuli Township^[5]
Spencer's Express, Tolly Heights, Naktala^[6]
Proyozonio^[7]
Bizarre Bazar^[8]
Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex^[9]
Pooja Plaza (Near Garia Bazaar)
Parnashree Market (Near Garia Main Road)
New Raghunath Market
Brand Factory (Near Mahamayatala, Garia)
Bazaar Kolkata (Mahamayatala, Garia)

Medical facilities

Several medical institutes are found within Garia.

The Apollo Clinic^[10]
Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital
Banchbo Healing Touch^[11]
Peerless Hospital (Panchasayar)
Remedy Hospital (Kalitala)
Lifeline Hospital (Pratapgarh)
Namita Biswas Memorial Eye Hospital (Garia Station)
Sevangan Nursing Home
Smilz Dental Treatment Facility (Garia Park)^[12]
Remedy Diagnostic Center
Medich Health Clinic and Diagnostic Centre
Friends Diagnostic Private Limited
Mother Teresa Memorial TB Hospital and Research Centre^[13]
Neotia Mediplus Super Specialty Clinic (part of Park Hospitals), 168 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 (Opp. 228 bus stand)

Education

Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here include:

Netaji Subhash Engineering College
Indian Centre for Space Physics, Garia Station Road^[14]
Dinabandhu Andrews College-affiliated to Calcutta University.^[15]
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta^[16]
Seacom Marine College^[17]
National Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
Sammilani Mahavidyalaya^[18]
K.K. Das College^[19]
Future Institute of Engineering and Management
Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology
Neotia Academy Of Nursing, Chak Garia^[20]
Indus Valley World School^[21]
Welland Gouldsmith School^[22]
Techno India Group Public School^[23]
Techno Model School^[24]
Miranda High School^[25]
B.D. Memorial Institute-Mahamayatala^[26]
Garia Baroda Prasad High School
Garia Harimati Devi U. Balika School
Garia Vidyabhavana South School^[27]
Kids World School
Ideal commercial College
Garia Madrasah Badrul Uloom Quraniya - Islamic Educational Institute
Balia Nafar Chandra Balika Vidyalaya
Tentulberia Anukul Chandra High School

In popular culture

In early 1953, the principal photography of Satyajit Ray's debut film Pather Panchali was done at Boral, which was then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata and is now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne in the dense bamboo groves near a pond in Garia.^[28]

Notable people

Ashapurna Devi, novelist and poet
Anurag Basu, film director
Kaushik Ganguly, film director
Churni Ganguly, actress
Locket Chatterjee, actress
Rashid Khan, classical singer
Srijato, poet
Kabir Suman, poet, singer, musician and socio-political activist
Sayak Chakraborty, television actor

References

^ "Shopping areas in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^ Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Big Bazaar-Garia". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ Spencers-Garia
^ Spencers-Patuli
^ "Spencer's Express-Naktala". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "Proyozonio-Garia". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ Bizarre Bazar-Garia
^ "Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^ "The Apollo Clinic Clinics". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website
^ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility
^ KMC Chest Clinics
^ Indian Centre for Space Physics
^ "Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^ Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Seacom Marine College address". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ "Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address". Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ "K.K. Das college address". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^ "List of Schools of Nursing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^ Indus Valley World School
^ "ISC schools in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ "Techno India Group Public School Branches". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^ "Techno India Model School Branches". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^ Calcuttaweb-Schools Archived 2007-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ "B.D. Memorial School locations". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^ Garia Vidyabhavana South
^ "Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore". Indian Express. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

External links

Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage

[1] "Shopping areas in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[2] Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Big Bazaar-Garia". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[4] Spencers-Garia

[5] Spencers-Patuli

[6] "Spencer's Express-Naktala". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[7] "Proyozonio-Garia". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[8] Bizarre Bazar-Garia

[9] "Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[10] "The Apollo Clinic Clinics". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[11] Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website

[12] SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility

[13] KMC Chest Clinics

[14] Indian Centre for Space Physics

[15] "Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[16] Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[17] "Seacom Marine College address". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[18] "Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address". Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[19] "K.K. Das college address". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[20] "List of Schools of Nursing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[21] Indus Valley World School

[22] "ISC schools in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

[23] "Techno India Group Public School Branches". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[24] "Techno India Model School Branches". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[25] Calcuttaweb-Schools Archived 2007-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

[26] "B.D. Memorial School locations". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[27] Garia Vidyabhavana South

[28] "Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore". Indian Express. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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