Английская Википедия:Birati

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Birati is a locality in North Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

History

Birati was previously known as 'Biroti' which meant "taking a break" . Nimta-Birati area was a well known Janapada since the days of Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury. Later after his death in 1649, it became the capital of Laksmikanta's jagir and remained the administrative headquarters till 1716 when the capital was shifted to Barisha. Still Birati remains an abode of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family. In ancient India, Birati used to be a part of Greater 24 parganas which were then under the Satgaon (formerly known as Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the Mughal regime. During Murshid Quli Khan the whole of Greater 24 Parganas including Birati, Rajarhat, Madhyamgram, Khaspur, Ikhtiarpur, Kalikata, Bagjola, Muragaccha, Shahpur and many other regions were included in Hoogly Chakla district. Post Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the zamindari of 24 Parganas and other small administrative units to the British East India Company in the year of 1757.

Geography and locality

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Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati More

Birati is bound by the Jessore Road in the East, Belgharia in the West, New Barrackpore in the North and Durganagar in the South. It also features a railway station. Its closeness to Dum Dum also adds the Kolkata Metro as a way of conveyance. Madhusudan Banerjee Road (commonly known as M.B. Road) connects Birati with Belgharia. Birati is adjacent to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. North Dumdum Municipality headquarters is situated near Birati Railway Station.

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Tarun sengupta Smriti Bhawan is situated near the Birati station 1 no platform ticket counter. This is an air conditioned auditorium in Birati area.

Education

• Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith

• Birati High School(Boys)
• Birati Mahajati Vidyamandir(Boys)
• Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir (H.S)
• Birati Vidyalay for Girls' (H.S)
• Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Boys'
• Uttar Dum Dum Vidyapith for Girls'
• Rajanikanta Shiksha Sadan (Primary School)
• Uttarayan Sishu Vidyatan (Primary school)
• Vidya Bharati School(Primary School)

•Literacy : 92%Шаблон:Cn

Transport

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Madhusudan Banerjee Road (M.B. Road), Birati

By air

Birati is close to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.

By road

Kolkata-Siliguri highway passes through Birati. Birati also has the 237 and Birati Mini Bus services which go to Babughat and B.B.D Bag respectively.

By rail

Birati railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line serves the area. Birati will soon be connected with the Noapara-Barasat Line (Line 4) of Kolkata Metro. The metro station will be underneath Jessore Road at Birati More.

Notable residents

• Mihir Sen: Writer
• Ujjal Mukherjee: Bengali Journalist

External links

• Шаблон:Wikivoyage-inline