Baliganja Kolkata

Baliganja, Kolkata is located in the south-east part of the city. It is not more than 4 kms from the city center. The place which opens the gate of southern Kolkata, is a typical posh area.

Accessibility :

Baliganja, Kolkata, area is about four kilometres from the center of the city. Here transportation is no problem. You have enough buses and auto rickshaws to access. The area has its own railway station. The nearest metro station, Bhawanipur is about 2 kms away. The international airport is at an approximate distance of 13 kms from here. Baliganja region is spun with the road networks. The region provides an easy mobility within its own territory and the neighboring ones.

Way from Esplanade:

Esplanade#?Park Street#?Beniapukur#?Baliganja#?Syed Amir Ali Avenue#-?Dhakuria

Areas Under Baliganja :

  -  Desapriya Park
  -  Gariahat
  -  Hazra

Local Reputation:

Here are some of the best & reputed institutes of Kolkata city in this Baliganja area. Some of them are:

  -  Regional Polytechnic
  -  Teachers Training Department & College of Languages
  -  Science College
  -  Law College
  -  Some foreign offices of Germany, Romania and Thailand are also situated in Baliganja.
  -  There is the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum towards the north:

Located near Gurusaday Road, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, established in 1966, is a seat of learning modern science and technology for students, research scholars with workshop which designs and produces most of its exhibits.

There are a number of clubs and membership institutions in the suburb. They are:

  -  Calcutta Cricket Club :

The Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (CC&FC) is a cricket and association football club in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal, India. It was established in 1792. The Calcutta Cricket Club merged with the Calcutta Football Club and the Ballygunge Cricket Club over the years to become the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.

  -  Uday Shankar's India Cultural Centre :
Modern Dance in India has a relatively short history & Uday Shankar is widely accepted as the Father of Modern Dance in India. He was a catalyst in the renaissance of interest in Indian arts during the 1930s and '40s, and he introduced audiences in the West to Indian dance and music through the performances of his troupe. And he established the institute to spread the modern dance in Kolkata.

The region also has a number of health care units:

The Military Hospital is a reputed service provider in the Baliganja locality.