Duttapukur

For "Duttapukur Railway Station", see Dutapukur railway station.Duttapukur is a census town in Barasat I CD Block in Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography
Duttapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the Eastern part of India. A tributary of Bidyadhari River known as Suti flows through Duttapukur.  Duttapukur is 30 km from Sealdah & 35 km from Howrah, 7 km from Barasat and 32 km from Bongaon on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Duttapukur covered an area of 3.29 km2 

Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chalta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD Block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).

Police station
Duttapukur police station covers an area of 104.34 km2 and serves a total population of 292,268. It has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. There is a police outpost at Kadambagachhi.

Demographics
 India census, Nebadhai Duttapukur (a census town had a population of 25,557; of this, 12,902 are male, 12,655 female .

 India census, Nebadhai Duttapukur had a population of 19,882. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nebadhai Duttapukur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 73% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration
Duttapukur is a census town under Barasat I (community development block) of Barasat sadar subdivision. Duttapukur I, Duttapukur II and Kashimpur gram panchayats are responsible for development of Duttapukur. It falls under the Assembly constituency of Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).

Education
There are many primary and higher secondary schools. Most of the schools are run by the state government. All of the secondary schools are affiliated with West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the higher secondary schools are affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Students usually choose from one of three streams — Arts, Commerce, or Science, though vocational streams are also available. Institute for higher education is not available in Duttapukur. Students have to go to nearby towns like Barasat, Madhyamgram, Birati, Habra or to Kolkata to attend college.

Government College
 Barasat-1 Govt ITI College, Gangapur, Duttapukur, Phone: 062913 33012

Private College
 Kalyani Private ITI, Hatkhola, Jessore Road, Duttapukur

Higher secondary schools
 Nebadhai High School (Boys)
Duttapukur Mahesh Vidyapith
 Dighara Haradayal Vidyapith
 Duttapukur Adarsha Vidyapith
 Faldi High School 
 Kashimpur (Boys) High School 
 Kashimpur (Girls) High School 
 Nebadhai Balika Vidyalaya

Secondary schools
 Jadav Tarafder Smriti Madhyamik Vidyalaya
 Meghnad Ghosh Madhyamik Siksha Kendra
 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial School (Co-Edu)

Primary school
 Children's Model School
Chaltaberia Free Primary School
 Dighara Haradayal Vidyapith (Primary)
 Duttapukur Adarsha F.P School 
 Kalipada Sriti Siksha Mandir
 Kashimpur Prathamik Vidyalaya
 Mahesh Vidyapith Prathamik Vidyalaya
 Nebadhui Prathamik Vidyalaya
 Shibamani Prathamik Vidyalaya
 Digha Sussex Trust F.P School
 Duttapukur Dakshinpara Primary School
 Sabuj Asor

Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. In this connection, Rotary Club of Calcutta has taken a project purifying the rain water is to be given to the Kashimpur Boys & Girl's High school both.

Local clubs also conducts health awareness programs.

 Duttapukur Health Center (Duttapukur Hospital Road)
 Duttapukur Sub-Health Center (Duttapukur Gangapur)
 Duttapukur Sub-Health Center (Duttapukur Nebadhai)
 Duttapukur Sub-Health Center (Duttapukur Digha Daspara)
 Duttapukur Sub-Health Center (Duttapukur Jirat)

Economy

Commuters
The proximity to Kolkata helps residents commute daily to Kolkata.

As per 2011 census, a large proportion of people in Barasat I CD Block earn their livelihood as ‘Other works’, which include office, factory, transport, professional employment and business. (See Barasat I for details). Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Sealdah-Bangaon section there are 58 trains that carry commuters from 24 railway stations. In the Seadah-Hasnabad sections 32 trains carry commuters from 30 stations.

Markets
Besides two large markets known as Duttapukur Station Market and Hatkhola Bazar. Duttapukur town consists four of Daily Vegetable Market at Nebadhai, Duttapukur Station, Duttapukur Hatkhola & Gangapur Area. Side by side it's also have two of Bi-weekly Hat at Duttapukur Hatkhola (One of the largest Vegetable - Fruits & Fish Market for bulk cum retail customer in North 24 Parganas and Jublighata Hat. Recently the Government of West Bengal opened a new Vegetable Market at Gangapur. (i.e. Duttapukur Krishi Biponi Kendra). One new Shopping Mall has also been opened at Duttapukur Talikhola, named Utsarga Bazar.

Banks
Six Nationalised Banks & several ATMs are located at Duttapukur in different locations of the town.

Bank of Baroda (Duttapukur Hatkhola)
State Bank of India (Duttapukur Hatkhola)
United Bank of India (Duttapukur Station Road, Sub Branch at Joypul)
 Bank of India (Duttapukur-Nilganj Road, Kashimpur)
 ICICI Bank (Duttapukur Hatkhola) 
 Axis Bank (Duttapukur Hatkhola)
Bandhan Bank (Duttapukur-Nilganj Road, Near Gangapur Chowmatha)

ATMs
Bank of Baroda ATM (1. Duttapukur Hatkhola),
United Bank of India ATM (1. Duttapukur Station Road, 2. Duttapukur Hatkhola),
State Bank of India ATM (1. Duttapukur Hatkhola  2. Duttapur Hatkhola, 3. Hospital Road),
Bank of India ATM (1. Duttapukur-Nilganj Road at the Ground Floor of BOI Shibalaya Branch 2.Opposite Of Animal Hospital in Duttapukur Nilganj Road),
ICICI Bank ATM (1. Duttapukur Hatkhola),
Axis Bank ATM (1. Duttapukur Hatkhola 2. Railway Station Road 3. Nilganj Road Near Duttapukur 1 No. Railway Gate),
HDFC Bank ATM (1. Duttapukur Hatkhola)

Climate
The climate is tropical — like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon — from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.

Temperature : 40 °C in May (Max) and 10 °C in January (Min) Relative Humidity: Between 55% in March & 98% in July.

Rainfall: 1,579mm (Normal)

Transport

Railway
It is 30 kms away from Sealdah Station and 8 kms from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Sealdah Main section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Duttapukur local, Habra local, Gobardanga local, Bangaon local Connects Duttapukur to Sealdah and other stations of Sealdah-Bangaon branch line. Duttapukur railway station has been selected to be constructed as a Model Station in the 2009 rail budget by Mamata Banerjee.

Roads
Duttapukur is connected to Kolkata and Bangladesh though land by Jessore Road (NH-35). Golabari-Duttapukur-Nilganj Road connects Duttapukur to Krishnanagar Road and Taki Road.

Duttapukur - Alampur directly Connects Duttapukur to Alampur Via Barasat, Rajarhat, 2nd Hoogly Bridge (MM5). Buses of West Bengal Transport Corporation connects Duttapukur to Esplanade and Tollygunge through the city of Kolkata.

Other private buses 78E, DN44, MN3, MN6, Thakurnagar - Alampur & Habra - R.G. Kar Hospital connects Duttapukur to local towns like Habra, Bongaon, Maslandapur, Thakurnagar, Guma, Ashokenagar and Kolkata city using Jessore Road (NH-35). Buses of South Bengal State Transport Corporation from Habra connects Duttapukur to Durgapur, Kathi and Digha. Naihati, Madhyamgram, Nagarukhra, Kalyani, Basirhat, Kolkata, Bagdah, Chakdah, Digha, Durgapur, Baruipur, Howrah, krishnanagar, Behala, Dattaphulia, Nimta, Sodepur etc. all area in south Bengal are well connected to Duttapukur Via Barasat.

WBTC Bus like - Thakurnagar- Howrah

Bongaon- Garia

Habra- Garia

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata is 22 km away from Duttapukur and connected through Jessore Road (NH-35).

See also
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.

References

Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district
Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area