New Town
Rajarhat New Town | |
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New Town skyline Apartment high-rises in New Town Rajarhat City Centre 2 DLF IT Park | |
Coordinates: 22°35′22″N 88°28′29″E / 22.5894°N 88.4748°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Development Board |
• Body | New Town Kolkata Development Authority, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) |
Area | |
• Total | 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 400,000−500,000 |
• Density | 1,218/km2 (3,150/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700135, 700136, 700156, 700157, 700160, 700161 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
Website |
New Town (a.k.a. Rajarhat New Town) is a planned Satellite city of Kolkata located in both North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority).[4] New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.[5]
HIDCO plans developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major embellishment works and executed constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, over-bridges in New Town.[6] An information technology and residential hub is developed at New Town. New Town was enabled with 10.5 km of Wi-Fi Zone along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) from Haldiram, near Kolkata Airport to Salt Lake Sector V, which also make it India's first Wi-Fi road connectivity. The stretch has already been declared as a green corridor.[7]
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