Behala
Behala is a locality of South 24 Parganas district of Kolkata city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. It is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and is divided into two Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Behala Paschim and Behala Purba. Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur, Haridevpur and Sarsuna police stations serve this area under the South West Division of Kolkata Police also known as Behala Division (The division comprises Behala, Sarsuna, Haridevpur, Thakurpukur, Parnasree and Taratola).
Behala | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
1:Behala Tram Depot,D.H Road 2:Barisha Silpara D.H Road 3:Barisha Sakherbazar Crossing 4:Thakurpukur,D.H Road 5:Sarsuna Satellite Township 6:Atchala Bari,Barisha Sabarna para 7:James Long Sarani 8: Parnasree Pally Lake | |
Behala Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22.4981°N 88.3108°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Metro Station | Taratala, Sakherbazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar, Thakurpukur |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN codes | 700034(Behala), 700060(Parnasree Pally), 700061(Dakshin Behala), 700061(Sarsuna), 700008(Barisha), 700063(Thakurpukur), 700038(Sahapur), 700082(Haridevpur_partially) |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Behala Paschim and Behala Purba |
Behala is one of the oldest residential areas of the city. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury's, one of the oldest zamindar families of western Bengal and the trustee of Kalighat Kali Temple lives here. It is also home to Sourav Ganguly, former Indian national cricket captain and Sovan Chatterjee, the former Mayor of Kolkata.
The Durga Puja celebration of Sabarna Roy Choudhury family at Barisha was launched in 1610 by Laksmikanta Majumdar, making it the second oldest family Durga Puja in western Bengal. Today Durga Puja at Behala is marked by exotic theme-based sarbojanin pujas. Barisha Chandi Mela is a 10-day fair held every year in November–December since 1792.