Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata
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Salt Lake City, Kolkata Saltlake City |
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| Satellite City and Neighbourhood of Kolkata | |
The skyline of Bidhannagar's IT hub, Sector V.
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| Nickname(s): Salt Lake City | |
 Salt Lake City, Kolkata
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| Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°ECoordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | kolkata, North 24 Parganas district |
| City | Kolkata |
| Founded by | Siraj-Ud-Daulah, Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Named for | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 218,323 |
| • Density | 15,590/km2 (40,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | WB-07(Commercial Vehicles), WB-08(Private Vehicles) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
| Website | bidhannagar.org |
Bidhannagar or Salt Lake City as it is popularly called, is a planned satellite town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of Kolkata.
At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar had a population of 218,323 (Males 111,363; Females 106,960). Bidhannagar has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than the national average of 74%), with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.
Bidhannagar is located at 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (49 ft). Demographically this is the most enriched part of Kolkata as it is very near to the airport. Many of the fast-growing IT companies are located in this area.
Bidhannagar was originally developed and built under the direct administration of the Irrigation and Waterways Department of the Government of West Bengal. Originally, it came under the Public Works (Metropolitan Development) Department. It then came under the wings of Metropolitan Development Department which was renamed the Urban Development Department in 1991. In 1989, a Notified Area Authority had been set up to administer the area. Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards). All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement in the city. The proposal for merger of Bidhannagar corporation with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation was mooted for some times. Air Port, Rajarhat, Gopalpur, Baguiati, Kestopur, Salt Lake, Lake Town already under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. On 18 June 2015 Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality and Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.
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