Kidderpore

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Khidirpur or Kidderpore (Bengali: খিদিরপুর khidirpur) is a major locality of the city of Kolkata. It is located in the central-west part of the city and is surrounded by the localities of Alipore in the east, Ekbalpore in the south, Hastings in the north,Metiabruz in the south-west and the Hooghly River in the west.

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[edit] History

One of the oldest parts of the city, Kidderpore has a funny legend as far as its name is concerned. It is said that the Britishers could not converse in bengali. So whenever they passed by, they asked for the directions to the port where their ships used to harbour in broken hindi which sounded somewhat like 'kidder-port' and thus the name Kidderpore came into existence.

ALternatively, it could be a corruption of Khidrpur or Khizrpur, Khizr/Khidr being the guardian saint of the seas and the delta for the fishing communities in Bengal.

The gateway of Kidderpore is at the crossing of Diamond Harbour Road and Gangadhar Banerjee Lane,at that place a Roadside restaurant is here from British Regime, named "Panchubabus Shop" ("Panchubabur Dokan"), many people used to take their food as it is delicious and so many celebreties appreciated this restaurant. It is situated just opposite of 204 No. Bus Terminus. (formerly No;3 State Bus Terminus) the landmark of this area is St. Thomas School. This is one of the most famous food centre of South Kolkata.

[edit] Transport

Kidderpore bridge is one the few bridges in Kolkata that has Trams plying over it. There is also the Kidderpore Tram Depot which connects famous locations like Kalighat, Tollygunge, Ballygunge etc. The Kidderpore crosspoint (also called More in bengali) is well connected with North, South and Central Kolkata by various private and state bus services. Kidderpore is the site of the only riverine ocean port in India.

[edit] Medical Facilities

All the well known hospitals of South Western Kolkata, are located near Kidderpore like Calcutta Medical Research Institute, BM Birla Heart Research Center, Kothari Medical Research Center and Woodlands Nursing Home. Besides there are some governmental medical institutions like Calcutta Dock Labour Board Hospital and Shambhunath Pandit Hospital.

[edit] Educational institutions

  1. St. Thomas College of Engg And Technology, Diamond Harbour Road
  2. St. Thomas School, Diamond Harbour Road
  3. St. Paul's School, Diamond Harbour Road
  4. Lajpat Hindi High School(H.S.), 24/1/1,Mansatalla Lane
  5. Loyola High School
  6. Kidderpore Academy
  7. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Command Hospital
  8. Sarat Chandra Paul Girls High School
  9. Sir Syed High School (Urdu)

[edit] Famous persons

  • Michael Madhusudhan Dutta, author
  • Rangalal Bandopadhyay, poet
  • Hemchandra Bandyopadhyay, poet
  • Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, barrister, INC President,
  • Munirul Haque, Owner of Green Plaza Shopping Mall, Prominent Philanthropist, Educationist, Commonly Known As DADA, Bengali for Big Brother.

[edit] Places of Interest

  • Lord Shiva's Temple at Bhukoilash and the adjacent Bhukoilash Rajbati
  • Hastings House, Warren Hasting's Residence
  • The Kidderpore Fancy Market, famous for latest foreign goods.
  • Green Plaza Shopping complex, famous for mobile phones and accessories.
  • Kolkata Port Trust
  • Kidderpore Tram Depot
  • Manasa Mandir besides 204 no. Bus Terminus
  • Panchananda Mandir at Panchanantala (Watgunge Crossing)
  • Kidderpore Puddapukur the only Swiming Club of Kidderpore situated
  • Hanging Place of Maharaja Nandakumar at Hastings
  • The oldest Church in Kidderpore situated inside of St. Thomas School
  • The Only Engineering College situated inside of St. Thomas School Campus

[edit] See also


Coordinates: 22°32′N, 88°19′E

it also has a polytechnic college called "Gyan Ghosh Polytechnic College" and a college called kidderpore college