Kudghat
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Kudghat | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
  Kudghat Location in Kolkata  Kudghat Kudghat (West Bengal)  Kudghat Kudghat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′56″N 88°20′46″E / 22.4822°N 88.3461°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Netaji |
| KMC Ward | 97 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700040 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tollygunge |
Kudghat is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is a part of Tollygunge area.[1] Adjoined localities are Purba Putiary and Paschim Putiary.[2]
Location
Kudghat is located on either banks of the Adi Ganga, the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th century connecting Kolkata to the Bidyadhari River to the east.[3] Further deepened by William Tolly for transportation and trade purposes, it has virtually dried up and now serve as a prime drainage outlet during the rainy seasons.[4][5][6]
Transport
Bus
Kudghat has a bus terminal named Kudghat Bus Terminus. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus.
- AC-47 Kudghat - Shapoorji
- V-1 Kudghat - Airport
- S-2 Kudghat - Howrah Stn
- NS-16 Kudghat - Barasat
- S-17A Kudghat - Dakshineswar
- 208 Kudghat - Howrah Stn
Metro
The Netaji Metro Station is the first of several to be constructed over the Adi Ganga which stretches on to New Garia as part of the first extension to the network of Kolkata Metro. The naming of the station had given rise to a controversy as no historical evidence has been found showing any link between Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Kudghat area.[7][8]