B. B. D. Bagh

B.B.D. Bagh
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
The Writer's Building at B.B.D. Bagh
B.B.D. Bagh Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′19″N 88°20′56″E / 22.572°N 88.349°E / 22.572; 88.349
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
Metro Station	Mahakaran
Kolkata Circular Railway	B.B.D. Bagh
Municipal Corporation	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward	45
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population
• Total	For population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700001, 700062
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chowranghee

Binoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, shortened as B. B. D. Bagh, formerly called Tank Square and then Dalhousie Square (1847 to 1856),^[1] is the administrative, financial and commercial region and one of the central business districts of Kolkata, capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the seat of Government of West Bengal and houses all three branches of it. The area consists Writers' Building, the official state secretariat building, Raj Bhavan, the residence of Governor of West Bengal, Vidhansabha Bhavan, the building housing the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and also the Calcutta High Court.