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'''Sinthee''' or '''Sinthi''' is a neighbourhood in north [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kolkata Statistics|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/KolkataStatistics.jsp|publisher=Kolkata Municipal Corporation|accessdate=12 February 2012}}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Dum Dum]] in the west and South, [[Baranagar]] in the north and east, [[Cossipore]]/ [[Shyambazar]] in the South. The ''[[Barrackpore]] Trunk Road'' passes through here. |
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*[[Rabindra Bharati University]] |
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*[[Birla Institute of Technology]] |
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*Department of [[Economics]], [[University of Calcutta]] |
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|subdivision_name4 = [[Dum Dum metro station|Dum Dum]] |
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|postal_code = 700050 |
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'''Sinthee''' or '''Sinthi''' is a neighbourhood of [[North Kolkata]] in [[Kolkata district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kolkata Statistics|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/KolkataStatistics.jsp|publisher=Kolkata Municipal Corporation|access-date=12 February 2012}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The [[East India Company]] obtained from the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Farrukhsiyar]], in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]] in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of [[Siraj-ud-daulah]], the last independent [[Nawab of Bengal]], it purchased these villages in 1758 from [[Mir Jafar]] and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as ''[[Dihi Panchannagram]]'' and Sinthee was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the [[Maratha Ditch]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1916_PART_A_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Pages 6-10: The History | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 20 February 2018}}</ref><ref>Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', first published 1909/reprint 1980, pages 103-4 and 221, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.</ref><ref>Nair, P.Thankappan, ''The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, pp. 14-15, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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===Location=== |
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Sinthee is surrounded by [[South Dum Dum]] and [[Dum Dum]] in the east, Satpukur and Dum Dum Road in the south, [[Baranagar]] in the north, [[Cossipore]] & [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]] in the west. |
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===Police district=== |
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Sinthee police station is part of the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|North and North Suburban division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. Located at 145/1 South Sinthi Road, Kolkata-700050, it has jurisdiction over Sinthee neighbourhood/ [[Ward No. 2, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|Ward No. 2]] of [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=3&Division=X |title = Kolkata Police |work = North and North Suburban Division | publisher= KP| access-date = 5 March 2018}}</ref><ref>Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory, Fourth Impression 2003, Map No. 1, D.P.publication and Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata - 700 073.</ref> |
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[[Amherst Street (Kolkata)#Police district|Amherst Street Women police station]] covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.<ref name="police"/> |
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===Landmarks=== |
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* [[Rabindra Bharati University]] |
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* [[B. T. Road Government Sponsored H. S. School]] |
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* Birla Institute of Technology |
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* Department of [[Economics]], [[University of Calcutta]] |
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==Transport== |
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===Road=== |
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[[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]] passes along the west boundary of Sinthee. Many buses ply through 'Sinthee More' on [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]]. The only bus (Private bus) which enters into Sinthee is 30A (Sinthee Bediapara - Esplanade (Dharmatala), which runs along KC Ghosh Road (Ramakrishna Ghosh Road).<ref>Google maps</ref> |
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===Train=== |
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[[Dum Dum Junction]] is the nearest railway station of Sinthee. [[Dum Dum metro station|Dum Dum Metro]] Station is the neighborhood subway station. |
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==External links== |
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==References== |
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Sinthee | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
 Sinthee More | |
  Sinthee Location in Kolkata  Sinthee Sinthee (West Bengal) | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′41″N 88°23′04″E / 22.62806°N 88.38444°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Dum Dum |
| Kolkata Suburban Railway | Dum Dum Junction |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC ward | 2 |
| Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700050 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kashipur-Belgachhia |
Sinthee or Sinthi is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History
[edit]The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Sinthee was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch.[2][3][4]
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Sinthee is surrounded by South Dum Dum and Dum Dum in the east, Satpukur and Dum Dum Road in the south, Baranagar in the north, Cossipore & Barrackpore Trunk Road in the west.
Police district
[edit]Sinthee police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. Located at 145/1 South Sinthi Road, Kolkata-700050, it has jurisdiction over Sinthee neighbourhood/ Ward No. 2 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[5][6]
Amherst Street Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.[5]
Landmarks
[edit]- Rabindra Bharati University
- B. T. Road Government Sponsored H. S. School
- Birla Institute of Technology
- Department of Economics, University of Calcutta
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]B.T. Road passes along the west boundary of Sinthee. Many buses ply through 'Sinthee More' on B.T. Road. The only bus (Private bus) which enters into Sinthee is 30A (Sinthee Bediapara - Esplanade (Dharmatala), which runs along KC Ghosh Road (Ramakrishna Ghosh Road).[7]
Train
[edit]Dum Dum Junction is the nearest railway station of Sinthee. Dum Dum Metro Station is the neighborhood subway station.
External links
[edit]
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
References
[edit]- ^ "Kolkata Statistics". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Kolkata, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 6-10: The History. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, first published 1909/reprint 1980, pages 103-4 and 221, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 14-15, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
- ^ a b "Kolkata Police". North and North Suburban Division. KP. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory, Fourth Impression 2003, Map No. 1, D.P.publication and Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata - 700 073.
- ^ Google maps
