Jadavpur

Overview :

Jadavpur is situated in the southern parts of Kolkata district in the state West Bengal. It comes under south 24 Parganas District and supervised by Kolkata Municipal Corporation. It is surrounded by localities such as Tollygunge towards the West, Dhakuria in the North, Garia towards the South, and Santoshpur in the East. Other prominent localities located close to Jadavpur are Garfa, Santoshpur, Naktala, Haridevpur, Barisha, Tollygunge, Chetla, Kalighat, Manasatala, Selimpur, Baghajatin etc. The locality is famous for Jadavpur University, which is often in the news for bold student activities as well as high quality of education in various fields of engineering, arts, and science. The properties in nearby are of high demand especially among the students. This area has witnessed huge development in terms of education and commerce.

Connectivity :

The 8B bus terminus is the prominent transport point wherefrom important state operated buses depart and is also one of the famous adda sites of the youth. Tram, Mini buses, private buses, cabs, auto rickshaw, taxis are easily available from the locality.

Operational Phase-1 (North-west) of Kolkata Metro has its station there. The Rabindra Sarobar and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro stations are equidistant from here.

It has excellent connectivity to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport which is located at a distance of 24.7 km via Thakurnagar - Panchpota Road, can be covered less than an hour.

Sealdah, Lake Garden, Sealdah South, Howrah, Santragachi, Shalimar, Kolkata railway stations are its nearby railway stations. However, Jadavpur railway station is in walking distance from the main crossing and is connected to the Sealdah Junction. Sealdah and Howrah Junctions are the two major railway stations from where one can get the trains for all the Tier-1 & 2 cities, located at a distance of 9.3 km and 13.5 km respectively via Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Road.

Infra Development (Social & Physical) :

It has close proximity of institutions like Jadavpur University, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, KPC Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal’s first private-public partnership medical college, the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute etc.

Educational sector in Jadavpur is well-developed with many famous and well-known schools and institutes of national and international boards are situated here. Shaktigarh GSFP Vidyalaya, Jadavpur High School, Calcutta Emmanuel School, South City International School, BDM International School, Tulip Hall Private School, S. R. K Private School, GD Birla Center For Education among few.

Jadavpur is centered by many health care facilities to provide you one stop medical services. Some of the renowned hospitals providing healthcare facilities to the residents of Jadavpur are M R Bangur Hospital, AMRI Hospital, Baghajatin State General Hospital, IRIS Hospital, Peerless Hospital, Medica Super Speciality Hospital, Ruby General Hospital, RSV Hospital Pvt Ltd, and Fortis Hospital.

The locality has a good retail market with malls, shopping plazas, shopping complexes, retail outlets, stationery shops, and grocery outlets. These include South City Mall, Metropolis Mall, Dakshinapan Shopping Complex, Jagannath Bhandar, Knowledge Centre Patanjali Shop, Lake Mall to name a few.
 

Major issues :

Stagnant water inside under construction buildings, mounds of garbage and dirty water bodies are some of the major issues in the locality.