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Baghajatin
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Baghajatin Rail Overbridge, EM Bypass
Baghajatin Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°29′00″N 88°22′43″E / 22.4833°N 88.3787°E / 22.4833; 88.3787
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
Metro Station	Kavi Nazrul and Satyajit Ray(under construction)
Kolkata Suburban Railway	Baghajatin railway station
District	Kolkata [1] [2] [3]
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC Wards	96, 99, 101, 102 [4]
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700086, 700092,
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur [5] [6]
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jadavpur

Baghajatin is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It has been named in honour of Jatindranath Mukherjee whose nom de guerre was Bagha (Tiger) Jatin. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Jadavpur and Santoshpur in the north, Chak Garia and Panchasayar in the east, Baishnabghata Patuli Township in the south and Bijoygarh and Regent Estate in the west. The locality is referred to as the middle-class and currently growing very well-off, upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in south Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social and cultural background. The two most important landmarks that signify this locality are Baghajatin railway station, Baghajatin bus terminal and EM Bypass which are the lifeline of this locality and its USP.

Baghajatin also shares the cultural influence of late poet and author sukanta bhattacharya. The Baghajatin locality has upgraded into a food served hotspot in recent years of 2023. The landmarks has thrived with food culture and recent outlets , due to such cases the rent and property buy remunation has widen up. If any forigners visit to this location s/he must know due to USP and recent modification this society cost more for rent or stay.

Educational institutions

• Pranta Pally Boys' And Girls' Schools
• Baghajatin Higher Secondary School For Boys
• Baghajatin Higher Secondary School For Girls
• Baghajatin Sammilita Higher Secondary School for Girls
• South Pioneer Academy
• Kidzee Pre-school & Teacher's Training Institute

Hospitals

• Baghajatin State General Hospital
• IRIS Hospital
• Peerless Hospital
• Apex Nursing Home
• Angel Nursing Home
• Dr Sinha Nursing Home

WBTC Bus Routes

AC Bus

• AC5 Garia Bus Stand – Howrah Station

Non AC Bus

• S5 Garia Bus Stand – Howrah Station
• KB17 Sonarpur -Salt Lake Karunamoyee
• 17B Baghajatin - Howrah Station
• 45 Patuli - Birati
• 45A Patuli - Airport
• 45B Garia railway station -Beleghata
• 13C Layelka - Old Dakghar
• S5N Garia - Nabanna
• Baishnabghata - Howrah Maidan mini
• Ramgarh(Patuli) - BBD Bag.

Public Bus Routes

• 13C Baghajatin - Old Dakghar
• 17B Baghajatin - Howrah Station
• 45 Baishnabghata Patuli - Kolkata Airport Gate No.1
• 45B Garia Railway Station - Beliaghata Building More
• 80B Garia Bus stand - Esplanade
• 218 Baruipur - Babughat
• KB17 Harinavi – Salt Lake Karunamoyee

Mini Bus

• 101 Garia Bus stand – B.B.D. Bagh
• 102 Patuli – B.B.D. Bagh
• 135 Baishnabghata - Howrah Maidan
• M8/1 Sonarpur railway station – Khanna

Places of interest

• Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
• Big Bazaar, Metropolis Mall Hiland Park and Ganguly Bagan
• Patuli Floating market
• Rabindra pally
• Ramthakur Ashram

See also

• Dhakuria
• Jadavpur

References