Dum Dum

Dum Dum
City
Jessore Road, Dum Dum
Jessore Road, Dum Dum
Dum Dum is located in Kolkata
Dum Dum
Dum Dum
Location in Kolkata, India
Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°25′E / 22.62°N 88.42°E / 22.62; 88.42
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionKolkata Metropolitan
Metro Station
Railway StationDum Dum Junction and Dum Dum Cantonment
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyDum Dum Municipality[1]
 • ChairmanSri Harendra Singh [1]
 • Vice-ChairmanSri Barun Natta [2]
Area
 • Total9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total114,786
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[2][3]
 • Additional officialEnglish[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700028, 700079, 700080, 700081
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyDum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDum Dum
Websitedumdummunicipality.co.in

Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is situated at Dum Dum.

  1. ^ a b "Dum Dum Municipality". dumdummunicipality.co.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner For Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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