Ward No. 8, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
| Ward No. 8 | |
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| Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
 Ward No. 8
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| Coordinates: 22°36′6.5″N 88°21′59.4″E / 22.601806°N 88.366500°ECoordinates: 22°36′6.5″N 88°21′59.4″E / 22.601806°N 88.366500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Neighbourhood covered | Bagbazar |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Assembly constituency | Shyampukur |
| Burough | 1 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,760 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 700 003 |
| Area code(s) | +91 33 |
Ward No. 8, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 1, covering parts of Bagbazar neighbourhood in north Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
The boundaries of the ward are as follows: Sarkarbari Lane, Bosepara Lane, Nivedita Lane, Ramkanta Bose Street, Girish Avenue, Rabindra Sarani and the Hooghly River are to the north. Sachin Mitra Lane, Rabindra Sarani and Gopeswar Pal Street are to the east. Bhupendra Bose Avenue, Shyambazar Street, Raja Naba Krishna Street, Kumurtuli Street and Durga Charan Banerjee Street are to the south. The Hooghly River, Girish Avenue and Rabindra Sarani are to the west.
As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 8, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 18,760, of which 9,498 (51%) were males and 9,262 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,009. The total number of literates in Ward No. 8 was 16,609 (93.57 % of the population over 6 years).
Source: DNA West Bengal Municipal Election Results, 28th April 2015
Results of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election, 2010
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