Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar
বিধাননগর Salt Lake City | |
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City | |
Sector-5 skyline Salt Lake Stadium, largest football stadium in India Omega and Infinity Benchmark office buildings Nicco Park View of Mahishbathan | |
Bidhannagar Location in West Bengal, India Bidhannagar Bidhannagar (West Bengal) Bidhannagar Bidhannagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Founded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy Dobrivoje Toskovic (Master Planner and Chief Architect) |
| Named after | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Krishna Chakraborty |
| • Deputy Mayor | Anita Mondal |
| • Chairperson | Sabyasachi Dutta |
| • Police Commissioner | Shri Mukesh, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.51 km2 (21.43 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th (in West Bengal) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 634,107 |
| • Rank | 4th (in West Bengal) |
| • Density | 11,420/km2 (29,590/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700064, 700091, 700097, 700098, 700105, 700106, 700059, 700091, 700101, 700135, 700102, 700157, 700159 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat, Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur |
| Website | bmcwbgov.in |
Bidhannagar or Salt Lake City, is a planned city in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal and the main IT hub of Eastern India. It is a part of the city of Kolkata and is under the municipal administration of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Designed by Yugoslav architect Dobrivoje Tošković, the development of Salt Lake commenced from late 1960s onwards from reclaimed wetlands and was developed into a major IT hub for the city Kolkata by the state government through the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City.
It is the headquarters of the Bidhannagar subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), located on the north-eastern side of Kolkata. The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Area and Sector V of Bidhannagar is one of the main economic hubs of the city with approximately 1,500 companies residing in Sector V as of 2021.