Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India.
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Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international repute are located in Jadavpur.
Jadavpur | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata(Calcutta) | |
1:Raja S.C Mullick Road 2:Sulekha More 3: Jadavpur University 4no.Gate 4:Indian Institute of Chemical Biology 5:8B Bus Stand | |
Coordinates: 22°30′09″N 88°22′03″E / 22.502513°N 88.3676051°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Kolkata |
District | Kolkata |
Metro Station | Rabindra Sarobar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Kavi Sukanta, Jyotirindra Nandi and Satyajit Ray |
Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
KMC wards | 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 102 |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali |
• Additional official | English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700 032, 700 092 |
Area code | +91 33 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Jadavpur was named after Late Jadav Narayan Sarkar, zamindar of Sonarpur.[citation needed]
In 1862, "the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway opened a line south-ward from what was then called Beliaghata Station to Port Canning." The line (now part of Sealdah South lines) passes through Jadavpur.
In 1876, Dr. Mahendra Lal Sarkar, established the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, an institution for fundamental research in basic sciences, at Jadavpur, as an entirely private effort. Sir C. V. Raman carried out ground-breaking work in the field of light scattering in this institute and it was first published by the institute in the Indian Journal of Physics. It earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics.
With donations from Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick, Brajendra Kishore Roychowdhury and others, the National Council of Education, set up the institutions at Jadavpur, in 1906, as a Swadeshi effort for the promotion of science and technology. The Bengal Technical Institute was "initially set up at Maniktala but soon moved to what was then the quiet suburban retreat of Jadavpur. Later, this became the College of Engineering and Technology, and finally in 1955, Jadavpur University. The progress of Jadavpur University from a technical institute to a diversified university with flourishing arts and science faculties, including several centres for advanced work in various areas, is perhaps the most significant and heartening development in Kolkata’s academic life since independence."
Jadavpur is home to two research institutes, under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, established in 1935, and the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, established in 1950.
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980, which came into effect in 1984, extended the boundaries of Kolkata by including South Suburban, Garden Reach and Jadavpur municipalities in Kolkata.
With the partition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhile East Pakistan." In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made the East Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting (jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from the forcible occupation of barracks to the collective take-over of private, government and waste land. "This happened as early as 1948 with middle class refugees in the Jadabpur area: first on government land and then on private property, leading to violent clashes. Having won the battle, the elated squatters named their colony ‘Bijaygarh’, the Fort of Victory." By 1949, there were 40 such colonies in Jadavpur, Kasba, Santoshpur, Garia and Behala, in the south-eastern part of the city, and 65 in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone in the north. Subsequently squatters colonies also came up along the west bank of the Hooghly and by 1950, there were 150 such colonies. "Their names – Surya Sen Nagar, Bapujinagar, Bidhanpally, Adarshanagar – reflected their creators’ memories of the past and hopes for the future." The squatters resorted to various strategies to gain legitimacy and government aid. A common practice was to invite leading personalities of Calcutta society to be the president of their refugee association. At one point of time Basanti Devi, then widow of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, was president of the Jadavpur Refugee Camp Association for a short period. The efforts of the East Bengali refugees in rebuilding their lives, virtually with their own efforts, has been spoken of as "self-rehabilitation". To take just one example of their success: by 1952, Bijaygarh boasted of four schools, one college, a market, a post office, a temple and even a hospital. No doubt, Bijaygarh was a model for others to follow. Efforts have been made in more recent years to regularise land/property rights in the refugee colonies.
Jadavpur police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 1, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Road, Kolkata-700032.
See also - Purba Jadavpur police station
Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli.
Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.
Jadavpur is located at 22°30′09″N 88°22′03″E / 22.502513°N 88.3676051°E. It is bounded by Jodhpur Park and Dhakuria to the north, Tollygunge and Golf Green to the west, Santoshpur and Garfa to the east and Baghajatin and Garia to the south.
The Jadavpur market area is often casually referred to as the "8B" area, due to the sprawling 8B bus terminus that dominates the major crossing of the area. It is the centre of Jadavpur downtown, right across from Jadavpur University and a few hundred yards from KPC Medical College and Hospital and K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital.
Jadavpur has tropical climate much like Kolkata though the rainfall is heavier as the southern parts gets higher rainfall than the main city. The area gets flooded during the heavy monsoonal rain from June to October. The average maximum temperature is around 30 degree Celsius and average minimum temperature is around 25 degree Celsius. Annual rainfall is about 1900 mm.
The Jadavpur 8B area has recently become a very popular shopping destination, having shops of almost every need. Since Bengali cuisine is almost synonymous with fish, the Jadavpur market is a major place where you will get a wide variety of fishes, specially Ilish mach (Hilsa fish), Pabda and the ever present Ruhi. Also available are sea water fishes like Pomfret and Mackerel. Vendors also offer chickens and geese; those chosen are slaughtered on the spot and usually carried home on rickshaws. It boasts of a large farmer's market, serviced by the rail line. Sukanta setu market is another busy situated in this area. It is mainly starts in morning and closes within couple of hours. The morning rush of vendors and buyers often creates traffic jam in this area.
South City Mall, the biggest shopping mall in eastern India, has been opened at Prince Anwar Shah Road since 2008. It has definitely added some more value to the residents of this region.
Jadavpur has a bus terminal named Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus. It is also the hub of the famous bus named E1 which is the fastest executive bus of Kolkata connecting Howrah Station with Jadavpur
Some Other WBTC Buses are given below -
AC1 & E1 - Jadavpur - Howrah Station
S9 & AC9 - Jadavpur - Saltlake Karunamoyee
AC9B - Jadavpur - Amity University (Ecospace)
S31 & AC31 - Jadavpur - Behala
AC43- Golfgreen - Airport - Special Service
AC50B - Jadavpur - Belur Math - occasional purposes
Jadavpur railway station is one of the busiest railway station of Sealdah South section on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line provides EMU Local Train facilities towards Sonarpur, Baruipur, Diamond Harbour, Lakshmikantapur, Canning, Ghutiari Sharif, Magrahat, Namkhana, Hasnabad, Barasat & Duttapukur. This railway station is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway, Sealdah railway division. There are only 2 Platforms here All Sealdah bound trains arrive & depart from Platform No.1 & all Sonarpur bound trains arrive & leave from Platform No.2.
All Galloping Local Trains gives a stop here except First Down Train 34812.
On the cultural front, Jadavpur hosts one of the major Kali Pujas in Kolkata, called Nava-Kali (nine different forms of Goddess Kali).
Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage - there is a list of eateries in Jadavpur
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