Narendrapur

Narendrapur
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Narendrapur Location of Narendrapur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	21°56′N 88°26′E / 21.94°N 88.44°E / 21.94; 88.44Coordinates: 21°56′N 88°26′E / 21.94°N 88.44°E / 21.94; 88.44
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	South 24 Parganas
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	s24pgs.gov.in

This page is about the neighbourhood. See Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur for the educational institute.

Narendrapur (Bengali: নরেন্দ্রপুর) is a town under Sonar pur police station of Baruipur subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Now it is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the home of a famous school and college founded by Ramakrishna Mission. Narendrapur is situated right beside Aadi Ganga (Old Ganges).

Geography

Narendrapur is located at 21°56′N 88°26′E / 21.94°N 88.44°E / 21.94; 88.44.^[1]

Transport

Narendrapur in 15 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah – Sonarpur section and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is connected by road to Garia and the EM Bypass.

It is 20 km from howrah railway station.

Education

Main article: Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission. The institute has its services open to all irrespective of caste, creed and nationality. Its special field is education. Started in Pathuriaghata, a North Calcutta neighbourhood immediately after the Bengal Famine of 1943, it first served as a home for the poor and orphaned boys. Since its relocation in 1957 to its present site in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, near Garia, it has grown into a huge complex with varied activities. It has more than 2,000 resident students and occupies about 150 acres (0.61 km²) of land dotted with flower gardens, green fields, mango groves and lakes.

Housing

Main article: Sugam Park

Sugam Park is a modern residential complex located opposite the Ramakrishna Mission campus housing more than 500 families.

Main article: Sherwood Estate

Sherwood Estate is a specious, modern apartment complex that has come up recently opposite the Ramakrishna Mission campus. " Mayfair Greens "- A complex full of leisure & luxury opposite of Aadi Ganga........

Healthcare

Certain areas of South 24 Parganas district has been identified where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Yahoo maps location of Narendrapur". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=21.942224&lon=88.435167&zoom=15&q1=Narendrapur%252C%2520South%2520Twenty%2520Four%2520Parganas%252C%2520West%2520Bengal%252C%2520India. Retrieved 2008-12-25. 
2. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb4.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24. 

External links

• Birds of Narendrapur
• Butterflies of Narendrapur