Chetla
Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India
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Chetla is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chetla | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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  Chetla Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22.518345°N 88.337611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Kalighat and Majerhat |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC ward | 82 |
| Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhabanipur |
Geography
Police district
Chetla police station is part of the South division of Kolkata Police and is located at 19/4 Pitamber Ghatak Lane, Kolkata-700027.[1]
See also – Chetla police station boundary map
Tollygunge Womens police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.[1]
Culture
The renovated Nabaratna temple of the Bawali Raj family of Chetla is the largest and most important temple of this type in south Kolkata.[2]
Notable People
- Dinesh Das, Indian poet, author and writer, Marxist activist, won the Rabindra Puraskar
Transport
Several buses ply on Chetla Central Road.
Bus routes
- 3B (Milk Colony - New Alipore)
- S-22 (Shakuntala Park - Karunamoyee)
- S-46 (Rabindra Nagar - Karunamoyee)
- SD76 (Amtala - Ruby Hospital)
- M-14 (Behala 14 no - New Town)
- S-62 (Ramnagar - Patuli)
