Anandapur, Kolkata Explained

Anandapur is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Police district

Anandapur police station is part of the East division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 757 Madurdaha, Hossainpur, Kolkata-700 107.^[4]

Economy

Urbana, is a residential project consisting of 7 towers housing around 1,170 residential apartments.^[5] The second tallest towers in Kolkata are located 700 m from the Ruby crossing on E.M. Bypass.^[6]

See also - List of tallest buildings in Kolkata

Education

• Calcutta International School, an English-medium co-educational international school with International Baccalaureate affiliation, serves both the local and expatriate communities. Founded in 1953 at Lee Road, Kolkata, it shifted to Anandapur in 2006.^{[7] [8]}
• The Heritage School was established in 2001 by the Kalyan Bharati Trust. The school is affiliated to CISE, IB Diploma Programme and IGCSE^[9]
• Heritage Institute of Technology, was established in 2001 by the Kalyan Bharati Trust. It is a private engineering college, affiliated with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and M.C.A. courses.^{[10] [11]}
• Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, was established on 5 September 2001. It is a private engineering college. The college is approved by the AICTE and the Directorate of Technical Education, and affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.

Healthcare

• Fortis Hospital is a 400-bed super speciality hospital.^[12]

Transport

Anandapur Main Road connects the locality with Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and Anandapur High Road. Anandapur High Road connects the locality with Kalikapur, Adarsh Nagar and Bantala (Choubaga).^[13]

Private Bus routes starting from Anandapur are connected with several neighbourhoods - 3C/1 and 3C/2 (with Nagerbazar), 18C (with Sarsuna) and KB15 (with Santragachi railway station). Mini Bus routes S107 and S107/1 ply between Anandapur and Howrah Station. A Private Bus also runs through Anandapur (18B/1 - Nonadanga China Mandir to Dakghar).

Ballygunge Junction railway station on Sealdah South lines is the nearest railway station.

Notes and References

1. News: South 24 Parganas district.
2. News: Electors Details As On 30-10-2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529011629/http://www.s24pgs.gov.in/election/doc/electors%20details.pdf. 29 May 2013.
3. News: KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas. 30 July 2019. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708184501/http://s24pgs.gov.in/s24p/page.php?nm=SubDivision. dead.
4. Web site: Kolkata Police . East Division . KP . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314034142/http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=11&Division=F . 14 March 2018 . dead .
5. Web site: Urbana. magicbricks. 15 March 2018.
6. Web site: Welcome to Urbana . Urbana. 15 March 2018.
7. Web site: Calcutta International School, Anandapur. schoolsearchlist.com. 15 March 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214221/http://schoolsearchlist.com/school/2277/Calcutta-International-School-Anandapur. dead.
8. Web site: Calcutta International School, Anandapur . School Connects . 15 March 2018 . 27 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170727101316/http://schoolconnects.in/calcutta-international-school-anandapur#facilities . dead .
9. Web site: The Heritage School . THS. 15 March 2018.
10. Web site: Heritage Institute of Technology . HIT. 15 March 2018.
11. Web site: Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata . WBJEE. 15 March 2018.
12. Web site: Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, Kolkata . 15 March 2018.
13. Google maps