Ward No. 21, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ward No. 21 | |
|---|---|
Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ward No. 21 | |
  Ward No. 21 Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′32″N 88°21′09″E / 22.592167°N 88.352472°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Neighbourhoods covered | Jorabagan, Posta and Malapara |
| Reservation | Women(Open) |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Assembly constituency | Shyampukur |
| Borough | 4 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700 047 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
Ward No. 21, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 4, covering parts of Jorabagan, Posta and Malapara neighbourhoods in North Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines.[1][2]
The state government superseded the Corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force. Adult franchise was introduced in municipal elections in 1962. With the addition of certain areas in the southern parts of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.[3]
Geography
Ward No. 21 is bordered on the north by the Port Trust's road leading to Nimtala Ghat Street; on the east by Baisnab Charan Sett Street and Jadulal Mallick Road; on the south by Kalikrishna Tagore Street, Darpanarayan Tagore Street and the Port Trust's road leading to the Hooghly River bank; and on west by the Hooghly River.[4][5]
The ward is served by Jorabagan, Posta and North Port police stations of Kolkata Police.[6][7][8][9]
.svg)
Amherst Street Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police, i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.[6]
Watgunge Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port Division of Kolkata Police i.e., Ekbalpore, Garden Reach, Metiabruz, Nadial, Rajabagan, North Port, South Port, West Port and Watgunge.[7]
.svg)
