Bidhannagar

Bidhannagar

*Bidhānanagar*
Salt Lake City
Bidhannagar Bidhānanagar Salt Lake City
City
	Sector-5 skyline Salt Lake Stadium, largest football stadium in India Omega and Infinity Benchmark office buildings Nicco Park Salt Lake Sector-V View of Mahishbathan
	Bidhannagar Location in West Bengal, India Bidhannagar Bidhannagar (West Bengal) Bidhannagar Bidhannagar (India)
	Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°25′E / 22.58°N 88.42°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	North 24 Parganas
Founded by	Bidhan Chandra Roy ; Dobrivoje Toskovic (Master Planner and Chief Architect)
Named after	Bidhan Chandra Roy
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Krishna Chakraborty
• Deputy Mayor	Anita Mondal
• Chairperson	Sabyasachi Dutta
• Police Commissioner	Shri Mukesh, IPS
Area
• Total	55.51 km2 (21.43 sq mi)
• Rank	5th (in West Bengal)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	634,107
• Rank	4th (in West Bengal)
• Density	11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700064, 700091, 700097, 700098, 700105, 700106, 700059, 700091, 700101, 700135, 700102, 700157, 700159
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Barasat, Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur
Website	bmcwbgov.in; ndita.org/egovernance;

Bidhannagar (ISO: Bidhānanagar), also known as Salt Lake City, is a city and a municipal corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bidhannagar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)^[2]^[3]^[4] and is located on the north-east side of Kolkata.

Bidhannagar's Salt lake is a planned region of Kolkata. It was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of Kolkata. Bidhannagar (including Salt lake) in Kolkata metropolitan area is under the administration of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City.^[5]

The city is considered the main IT hub of Eastern India and Kolkata, West Bengal. The Nabadiganta Industrial area of Bidhannagar has always played a key role in the economic health of the city area. As of April 2019, Sector V of Bidhannagar had approximately 1,500 companies.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference bmcwbgov1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
^ "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". KMDA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map". KMDA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ "Soon, smart composting units at Sector V offices". The Times of India. Kolkata. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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[2] "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.

[3] "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". KMDA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[4] "Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map". KMDA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[5] "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[timesofindia-indiatimes1-6] "Soon, smart composting units at Sector V offices". The Times of India. Kolkata. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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