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Picnic Garden
| Field | Value | |
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| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name | Picnic Garden |
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| settlement_type | Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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| motto | ||
| image_caption | Picnic Garden Road | |
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| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | ||
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | West Bengal | |
| subdivision_type2 | City | |
| subdivision_name2 | Kolkata | |
| subdivision_type3 | District | |
| subdivision_name3 | Kolkata | |
| subdivision_type4 | Metro Station | |
| subdivision_name4 | VIP Bazar (under construction) | |
| <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> | seat_type | Municipal Corporation |
| seat | Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| parts_type | KMC ward | |
| parts_style | ||
| parts | 66 | |
| p2 | ||
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| subdivision_type6 | Parliamentary constituency | |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency | |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Kolkata Dakshin | |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Kasba | |
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
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| timezone | IST | |
| utc_offset | +5:30 | |
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| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | PIN | |
| postal_code | 700039 | |
| area_code | +91 33 |
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Picnic Garden is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Location
Technically Picnic Garden is a locality in the Tiljala area, extending between Bartala More and VIP Nagar. For all practical purposes and in popular parlance, Picnic Garden refers to the area east of the Bondel Gate, off Ballygunge Place.
Transport
Buses ply along Picnic Garden Road and Chandra Nath Roy Road (C.N. Roy Road) in Picnic Garden.
Bus
Private Bus
- 39 Picnic Garden - Kolkata High Court
- 39A/2 VIP Bazar - Howrah Station
- 42A Kasba Gas Turbine (Panchannagram) - Bichalighat
Mini Bus
- S118 VIP Bazar - Dey's Medical - Howrah Station (Stopped Services)
- S125 Kasba Gas Turbine (Panchannagram) - Dey's Medical - Howrah Station
- S128 Picnic Garden - Howrah Station The auto-rickshaws running in three routes bring the important crossings of Ballygunge Phari, Gariahat and Park Circus within easy reach.
The construction of the Bondel Gate Rail Overbridge above the Kolkata Suburban Railway (Sealdah South Section), between Picnic Garden Road and Bondel Road, completed in 2006 after a long legal wrangle over land dispute, has eased up much of the traffic congestion. The proposed widening of Picnic Garden Road and G. S. Bose Road is yet to take place.
Metro
The newly opened VIP Bazar Metro Station on the Orange Line upon being commissioned will serve the locality.
Train
Picnic Garden is served by the Sealdah South lines of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. Ballygunge Junction railway station and Park Circus railway station are 1.4 km and 1.8 km away from Colony Bazar respectively.
Culture
The Ras Purnima is celebrated with an elaborate fair and a circus show.
Sunil Nagar club won the prestigious Asian Paints Sharad Shamman "Best Durga Puja" award three times in 1992, 1995 and 1999.
References
References
- "South 24 Parganas district".
- "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010".
- Google maps
- "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro".
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