Behala
Behala | |
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Neighbourhood | |
1: Behala Tram Depot, D.H Road 2: Barisha Silpara D.H Road 3: Barisha Sakherbazar Crossing 4: Thakurpukur, D.H Road 5: Sarsuna Satellite Township 6: Atchala Bari, Barisha Sabarna para 7: James Long Sarani 8: Parnasree Pally Lake | |
Behala Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′53″N 88°18′39″E / 22.4981°N 88.3108°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| City | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN codes | 700034(Behala), 700060(Parnasree Pally), 700061(Dakshin Behala), 700061(Sarsuna), 700008(Barisha), 700063(Thakurpukur), 700038(Sahapur), 700082(Haridevpur_partially) |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Behala Paschim and Behala Purba |
Behala is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, located in the Kolkata district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. It is broadly spread across Ward Numbers: 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), and is divided into two Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Behala Paschim and Behala Purba. This area is served by the South West Division of the Kolkata Police, also known as Behala Division (The division comprises Behala, Taratala, Parnasree, Sarsuna, Thakurpukur, and Haridevpur).
Behala is one of the oldest residential areas of the city. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury family, one of the oldest zamindar families of western Bengal and trustee of the Kalighat Kali Temple, live here. It is also home to Sourav Ganguly, former Indian national cricket captain, and Sovan Chatterjee, the former Mayor of Kolkata.
The Durga Puja celebration of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family at Barisha was launched in 1610 by Laksmikanta Majumdar, making it the second-oldest family Durga Puja in western Bengal. Today, Durga Puja at Behala is marked by exotic theme-based sarbojanin pujas. Barisha Chandi Mela is a 10-day fair held every year in November–December since 1792.