Salt Lake City (Bidhan Nagar), Kolkata
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Bidhannagar Kolkata বিধাননগর |
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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 | |
 Bidhannagar 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 |
| City | Kolkata |
| Founded by | Siraj-Ud-Daulah |
| 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 (Bengali: বিধাননগর), or Salt Lake City (Bengali: সল্ট লেক সিটি) 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.
It is now a hub of economic and social expansion and is famous as the centre for IT in the city. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, was instrumental in formulating the plan to build this satellite area, and the township was named Bidhan Nagar in his honour.The city was built on a reclaimed salt-water lake, which gave rise to its popular name of "Salt Lake City".The areas under the two constituencies Rajarhat Gopalpur & Rajarhat NewTown is included in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.
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.
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