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Shyampukur
Shyampukur
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
	House of Mitra family, Shyampukur
	Coordinates: 22°35′59″N 88°22′06″E / 22.5997°N 88.3683°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
Metro Station	Shyambazar and Sobhabazar Sutanuti
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward	10
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700004
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shyampukur

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Shyampukur is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station.

Etymology

Shyampukur, like its neighbour Shyambazar, is likely to have been named in honour of Shyam Rai (or Gobinda), the attendant of the goddess Kali, the household deity of the Basaks(বসাক), who with the Setts(শেঠ) were amongst the first to have settled in Sutanuti, after having cleared the jungles.^[1]

History

Shyampukur is in the heart of what was Sutanuti. It was one of police stations mentioned in the earliest list of police stations of Kolkata prepared in 1785. After the Battle of Plassey, in 1757, the British settled down to more organised administration in Kolkata. One of the developments was the police station, which also provided civic facilities. The Police Commissioner doubled as Municipal Chairman till 1888. Shyampukur was one of the twenty-five police section houses in 1888. Shyampukur was overtaken in importance by Shyambazar and Baghbazar, the area being the citadel of Bengali aristocracy.^[2]

Geography

300m
330yds

Shyampukur

Police district

Shyampukur police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 47, Shyampukur Street, Kolkata-700004.^[3]

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.^[3]

Shyampukur police district of Kolkata Police is spread over Shyambazar, Bagbazar and Kumortuli and a part of Shobhabazar. Bagbazar ghat, Promoda Sundari ghat, Kashi Mitra ghat, Kumortuli ghat and Shovabazar ghat on the Hooghly River are within the jurisdiction of Shyampukur police district.^[4]

Early landmarks

In 1891, Mohun Bagan shifted its ground from Phariapukur to Shyampukur as a result of the benevolence of the Maharaja of Shyampukur, Durga Charan Laha. Later, the club's ground was moved to Shyam Square.^[5]

When Jamshedji Framji Madan entered the ‘bioscope’ scene in 1902, he began to screen films in tents set up on the Maidan and in Shyampukur.^[6]

The barowari Durga Puja organised at Shyampukur in 1911 was the second in Kolkata.^[7]

Ramakrishna connection

In 1885, Ramakrishna Paramhansa stayed at 55 Shyampukur Street, known as Shyampukur Bati, for several days after leaving Dakshineswar for treatment of throat cancer. He stayed there before moving to Cossipore Udyanbati. The house has now been converted into a museum displaying articles used by him during his stay there and some paintings. Among other objects on display are parts of the camera with which the first picture of Ramakrishna was taken.^[8]^[9]

Transport

Road

Shyampukur is surrounded by Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Bhupendra Bose Avenue, Aurobindo Sarani and Bidhan Sarani. Many buses ply along these roads.^[10]

Train

Kolkata Station, which is one of the five major railway-terminals of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, is located nearby.

References

^ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 291, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
^ Nair, P. Thankappan in The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, pp. 15-16, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.
^ ^a ^b "Kolkata Police". North and North Suburban Division. KP. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Shyampukur Police Station". Kolkata Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
^ "www.the-aiff.com". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
^ Banerji, Samik, The Early Years of Calcutta Cinema, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol II, p. 294, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, 1990/2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-563697-X.
^ Kolkatar karcha – Sekaler Durga Puja, Ananda Bazaar Patrika, (in Bengali), 15 October 2007
^ Dutta, Swapan. "Ramakrishna relics - Museum at Sage Residence". The Telegraph, 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
^ Mitra, Sramana. "As India Builds". Essay.
^ Google maps

External links

Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage

[1] Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 291, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

[2] Nair, P. Thankappan in The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, pp. 15-16, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.

[police-3] "Kolkata Police". North and North Suburban Division. KP. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[4] "Shyampukur Police Station". Kolkata Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.

[5] "www.the-aiff.com". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.

[6] Banerji, Samik, The Early Years of Calcutta Cinema, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol II, p. 294, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, 1990/2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-563697-X.

[7] Kolkatar karcha – Sekaler Durga Puja, Ananda Bazaar Patrika, (in Bengali), 15 October 2007

[8] Dutta, Swapan. "Ramakrishna relics - Museum at Sage Residence". The Telegraph, 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2007.

[9] Mitra, Sramana. "As India Builds". Essay.

[10] Google maps

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-'''Shyampukur''' is a neighbourhood of north [[Kolkata]], earlier known as Calcutta, in [[Kolkata district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station.
+'''Shyampukur''' is a neighbourhood of [[North Kolkata]], in [[Kolkata district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. As a neighbourhood, it covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station.
 ==Etymology==
-Shyampukur, like its neighbour [[Shyambazar]], is likely to have been named in honour of Shyam Rai (or Gobinda), the attendant of the goddess [[Kali]], the household deity of the Basaks, who with the [[Sett]]s were amongst the first to have settled in [[Sutanuti]], after having cleared the jungles.<ref>Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, p. 291, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.</ref>
+Shyampukur, like its neighbour [[Shyambazar]], is likely to have been named in honour of Shyam Rai (or Gobinda), the attendant of the goddess [[Kali]], the household deity of the Basaks(বসাক), who with the Setts(শেঠ) were amongst the first to have settled in [[Sutanuti]], after having cleared the jungles.<ref>Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, p. 291, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.</ref>
 ==History==
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 ===Police district===
-Shyampukur police station is part of the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|North and North Suburban division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. Located at 47, Shyampukur Street, Kolkata-700004, it has the jurisdiction over the police district which is bordered in the ''north'' by the southern bank of the Circular Canal to the south-east corner of Barrackpore Bridge, in the ''east'' by Bidhan Sarani (old Cornwallis Street), thence by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road to opposite its junction with Grey Street, in the ''south'' by Grey Street and Sova Bazar Street, and in the ''west'' by the Port Trust Railway fencing from Sova Bazar Street to Circular Canal.<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| accessdate = 5 March 2018}}</ref>
+Shyampukur police station is part of the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|North and North Suburban division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. It is located at 47, Shyampukur Street, Kolkata-700004.<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>
 [[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"/>
-Shyampukur police district of [[Kolkata Police]] is spread over [[Shyambazar]], [[Bagbazar]] and [[Kumortuli]] and a part of [[Shobhabazar]]. Bagbazar ghat, Promoda Sundari ghat, Kashi Mitra ghat, Kumortuli ghat and Shovabazar ghat on the [[Hooghly River]] are within the jurisdiction of Shyampukur police district.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.kolkatapolice.org/section.asp?PSID=1&Typ=PS  | title = Shyampukur Police Station | accessdate = 2007-10-10 | last =  | first =  | work =  | publisher = Kolkata Police |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201323/http://www.kolkatapolice.org/section.asp?PSID=1&Typ=PS |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref>
+Shyampukur police district of [[Kolkata Police]] is spread over [[Shyambazar]], [[Bagbazar]] and [[Kumortuli]] and a part of [[Shobhabazar]]. Bagbazar ghat, Promoda Sundari ghat, Kashi Mitra ghat, Kumortuli ghat and Shovabazar ghat on the [[Hooghly River]] are within the jurisdiction of Shyampukur police district.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.kolkatapolice.org/section.asp?PSID=1&Typ=PS  | title = Shyampukur Police Station | access-date = 2007-10-10 | publisher = Kolkata Police |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201323/http://www.kolkatapolice.org/section.asp?PSID=1&Typ=PS |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref>
 ==Early landmarks==
-In 1891, [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] shifted its [[Mohun Bagan Ground|ground]] from Phariapukur to Shyampukur as a result of the benevolence of the Maharaja of Shyampukur, Durga Charan Laha. Later, the club's ground was moved to Shyam Square.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/clubprofile/mohun_bagan.php |title=www.the-aiff.com |accessdate=2007-10-10 |last= |first= |work=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |publisher=All India Football Federation |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117110847/http://www.the-aiff.com/clubprofile/mohun_bagan.php |archivedate=November 17, 2007 }}</ref>
+In 1891, [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] shifted its [[Mohun Bagan Ground|ground]] from Phariapukur to Shyampukur as a result of the benevolence of the Maharaja of Shyampukur, Durga Charan Laha. Later, the club's ground was moved to Shyam Square.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/clubprofile/mohun_bagan.php |title=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=2007-10-10 |work=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |publisher=All India Football Federation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117110847/http://www.the-aiff.com/clubprofile/mohun_bagan.php |archive-date=17 November 2007 }}</ref>
 When [[Jamshedji Framji Madan]] entered the ‘[[Bioscope show|bioscope]]’ scene in 1902, he began to screen films in tents set up on the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] and in Shyampukur.<ref>Banerji, Samik, ''The Early Years of Calcutta Cinema'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol II, p.  294, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, 1990/2005, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-563697-X}}.</ref>
-The [[barowari]] [[Durga Puja]] organised at Shyampukur in 1911 was the second in Kolkata.<ref>''Kolkatar karcha – Sekaler Durga Puja'', ''Ananda Bazaar Patrika'', {{Bn icon}}, 15 October 2007</ref>
+The [[barowari]] [[Durga Puja]] organised at Shyampukur in 1911 was the second in Kolkata.<ref>''Kolkatar karcha – Sekaler Durga Puja'', ''Ananda Bazaar Patrika'', {{in lang|bn}}, 15 October 2007</ref>
 ===Ramakrishna connection===
 In 1885, [[Ramakrishna| Ramakrishna Paramhansa]] stayed at 55 Shyampukur Street, known as Shyampukur Bati, for several days after leaving [[Dakshineswar]] for treatment of throat cancer. He stayed there before moving to [[Cossipore]] Udyanbati. The house has now been converted into a museum displaying articles used by him during his stay there and some paintings. Among other objects on display are parts of the camera with which the first picture of Ramakrishna was taken.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061023/asp/calcutta/story_6903450.asp
+| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204154840/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061023/asp/calcutta/story_6903450.asp
-|title = Ramakrishna relics - Museum at Sage Residence | accessdate = 2007-10-10 | last = Dutta | first = Swapan | work = | publisher = The Telegraph, 23 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Sramana|title=As India Builds|url=http://www.sramanamitra.com/2007/04/30/as-india-builds-part-1/|work=Essay}}</ref>
+| url-status = dead
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+|title = Ramakrishna relics - Museum at Sage Residence | access-date = 2007-10-10 | last = Dutta | first = Swapan | newspaper = The Telegraph, 23 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Sramana|title=As India Builds|url=http://www.sramanamitra.com/2007/04/30/as-india-builds-part-1/|work=Essay}}</ref>
+==Transport==
+===Road===
+Shyampukur is surrounded by Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Bhupendra Bose Avenue, [[Aurobindo Sarani]] and [[Bidhan Sarani]]. Many buses ply along these roads.<ref>Google maps</ref>
+===Train===
+[[Kolkata Station]], which is one of the five major railway-terminals of [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]], is located nearby.
 ==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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