Divisions of Kolkata Police
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Kolkata Police
is divided into 5 administrative divisions. Each division is under a Deputy Commissionar of Police.
, Jorabagan
, Burtolla, Amherst Street
, Cossipore
, Chitpur
, Tala and Sinthi. The division serves an area of 19.71 km²
, Jorasanko
, Girish Park, Hare Street, Bowbazar
, Muchipara, Taltala
and New Market
and serves an area of 10.73 km².
, Beleghata
, Phool Bagan, Narkeldanga, Entally
, Tangra
, Beniapukur and Topsia; the division sereves an area of 31.23 km².
, Shakespeare Sarani
, Hastings, Maidan
, Ballygunge
, Gariahat, Bhowanipur, Kalighat
, Tollygunge
, Lake
, Charu Market, Alipore
, New Alipore
, Karaya and Chetla serving an area of 39.31 km².
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal....
is divided into 5 administrative divisions. Each division is under a Deputy Commissionar of Police.
North and North Suburban Division
This division consists of 8 police stations: ShyampukurShyampukur
Shyampukur is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station and the assembly constituency.-Etymology:...
, Jorabagan
Jorabagan
Jorabagan is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police stationand the assembly constituency.- Etymology :...
, Burtolla, Amherst Street
Amherst Street (Kolkata)
Amherst Street is a north-south street in north Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The street was named after William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. It has been renamed as Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani after Raja Rammohan Roy. Several educational institutes including City College Main, Anandanohan...
, Cossipore
Cossipore
Cossipore is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. One of the old neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station and is an assembly constituency.-History:...
, Chitpur
Chitpur
Chitpur is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sometimes, the entire area along Chitpur Road is referred to as Chitpur, although the various localities have distinctive names....
, Tala and Sinthi. The division serves an area of 19.71 km²
Central Division
This division consists of 9 local police stations: Burra Bazar, PostaPosta, Burrabazar
Posta is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Once a citadel of Bengali mercantile aristocracy, it is now an extension of the whole sale market in neighbouring Burrabazar, dominated by Marwaris...
, Jorasanko
Jorasanko
Jorasanko is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata. It is so called because of the two wooden or bamboo bridges that spanned a small stream at this point.-History:...
, Girish Park, Hare Street, Bowbazar
Bowbazar
Bowbazar is a neighbourhood and police stationin central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal...
, Muchipara, Taltala
Taltala
Taltala is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. One of the old neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police stationand is an assembly constituency.-History:According to H. E. A. Cotton Taltala was chiefly peopled by Bihari Muslim...
and New Market
New Market, Calcutta
New Market is a market in Kolkata situated on Lindsay Street. Technically, it referred to an enclosed market but today in local parlance the entire Lindsay Street shopping area is often known as New Market.-History:...
and serves an area of 10.73 km².
Eastern Suburban Division
This division consists of 9 local police stations: Manicktala, UltadangaUltadanga
Ultadanga is perhaps one of the most crowded junctions in Kolkata. The place is located at the north-eastern fringe of the city at a close proximity to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport Kolkata Airport and marks the limit of Kolkata District. The area is very well-connected with the rest of...
, Beleghata
Beliaghata
Beliaghata, also known as Beleghata, is one of the prominent part of Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta. At the time of Bengal partition in 1947, many Hindu from East Bengal or East Pakistan, came to Kolkata and got settled here....
, Phool Bagan, Narkeldanga, Entally
Entally
Entally is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a police stationand is an assembly constituency...
, Tangra
Tangra, Calcutta
Tangra is a region in east Kolkata that traditionally housed a large number of tanneries owned by people of Hakka Chinese origin. "47 South Tangra Road", may be the most confusing postal address, as it used to cover the whole of Chinatown Tangra with over 350 tanneries...
, Beniapukur and Topsia; the division sereves an area of 31.23 km².
South and South Suburban Division
The division consists of 15 police stations: Park StreetPark Street, Kolkata
Mother Teresa Sarani, formerly Park Street and still often called by that name, and originally Burial Ground Road, is a street in the city of Kolkata , India. The street runs through what was a deer park of Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Calcutta from 1773 to 1789, hence...
, Shakespeare Sarani
Shakespeare Sarani
Shakespeare Sarani is a street running in the central business district of Kolkata, India, from Park Circus to Jawaharlal Nehru Road . It was renamed on April 24, 1964 after William Shakespeare, to mark the fourth birth centenary of the legendary playright...
, Hastings, Maidan
Maidan (Kolkata)
The Maidan is the largest urban park in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a vast stretch of field and home to numerous play grounds, including the famous cricketing venue Eden Gardens, several football stadia, and Kolkata Race Course. Maidan is dotted with several statues and...
, Ballygunge
Ballygunge
Ballygunge is an upmarket and elite locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria and the Lakes in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Lansdowne in the west...
, Gariahat, Bhowanipur, Kalighat
Kalighat
Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, India. One of the oldest neighborhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated and vibrant -- with a rich history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time....
, Tollygunge
Tollygunge
Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata. It is flanked by the Eastern Railway south suburban line to the north, Lake Gardens and Golf Green in the east, the Pashchim & Purba Putiaries in the south, and Behala in the west.-History:...
, Lake
Rabindra Sarobar
Rabindra Sarobar is an artificial lake in south Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is popularly referred to as the "Lungs of Calcutta"....
, Charu Market, Alipore
Alipore
Alipore is headquarters of South 24 Parganas district and a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.Alipore, Kolkata, not to be confused with Alipore, Gujarat, is one of the poshest and costliest localities in Kolkata, along with the area Ballygunge...
, New Alipore
New Alipore
New Alipore is situated just south of Alipore bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway between Majherhat and Tollygunge stations - it is bounded by the above railway line to the North, the B.L.Saha Road to the East, Diamond Harbour Road to the West and by Behala to the...
, Karaya and Chetla serving an area of 39.31 km².