North Dum Dum, also called Uttar Dum Dum, is a city and municipality of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, within the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. In 1870 Dum Dum was divided into North Dum Dum and South Dum Dum, and North Dum Dum Municipality was established on 10 September 1870, comprising the villages of Birati, Nimta, Kadihati, Jangalpur Patna and Gouripur and a large area of what is now Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. In 1998 Bisharpara gram panchayat and half of Sultanpur gram panchayat were merged into it. After the partition of Bengal in 1947 many refugees from East Pakistan settled here. The 2011 census counted 249,142 residents, and the municipal city covered 26.45 square kilometres.
Facts
Area (sq km) Sources
1. North Dum Dum (Wikipedia)
Demographics
North Dum Dum had a total population of 249,142
Area
North Dumdum municipal city covered an area of 26.45 km2
Part Of: India, Lead
North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal
On Continent: Asia, Lead
North Dum Dum or Uttar Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
North Dum Dum or Uttar Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian
View the Source2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kolkata, current ruleQuote, Zone Asia/Kolkata, current rule
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