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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Parliamentary constituency | Dum Dum |
| Assembly constituency | Dum Dum |
| Population | 392,150 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Website | north24parganas.nic.in |
Dum Dum (Bengali দমদম Dômdôm, Hindi दमदम Damdam) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport. Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata. Dum Dum provides a number of transport facilities in the city. It has developed into a modern commercial centre in the outskirts of Kolkata. Dum Dum region is important as it constitutes main entry points of the city. With its domestic and international airport, it is the landing base for visitors to the city. The township falls in the northern region of Kolkata city. Dum Dum region is about 10 km from the city centre which is taken to be Esplanade, Kolkata. The nearby localities include Nager Bazar, Motijheel, Ghughu Danga, Jawpur, Rajbari and Lal Bagan.
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Dum Dum is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).
During the 19th century the area was home to a British Royal Artillery armoury, where, in the early 1890s, Captain Bertie Clay developed a bullet with the jacket cut away at the tip to reveal its soft lead core (see hollow point bullet), known as a dum-dum,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] or more correctly expanding bullet.
As of 2001[update] India census,[9] Dum Dum had a population of 101,319. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dum Dum has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and, female literacy is 78%. In Dum Dum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
By Metro : The Kolkata Metro terminates at Dum Dum Station. This is right on the boundary of Dum Dum. From the station the Dum Dum Road leads to areas within Dum Dum and further.
The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport or Kolkata Airport is located on the peripheries of Dum Dum and therefore, it is also called the Dum Dum Airport. There are flights to all major cities in India. There are also international flights to London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Singapore, Bangkok, New York, Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Chittagong, Yangon and Paro.
The Eastern Railway line has a station in Dum Dum. The Railway station and the Metro station is in the same complex. The Circular Railway also terminates at the same station. The other stations in Dum Dum are Dum Dum Cantonment and Patipukur (on the Circular Railway line) and Airport Gate No 1 and Airport (on the single Airport line). Travel to airport by rail is however inconvenient as there are only a few trains at odd hours.
Road is one the prime means of transportation in Dum Dum. There are two arterial roads: the Jessore Road and the Dum Dum Road. Buses ply both.
On Dum Dum Road the bus routes are 30B, L30B, 30B/1, 202, DN9, Airport-Babughat Mini, Howrah-Nagerbazar Mini, Dum Dum Station-Ruby Hospital WBSTC Mini, Dankuni-Saltlake Sector 5 WBSTC Mini. On Jessore road there are more routes: 3C/1, 3C/2, 30, 30C, 30D, 30E, 45, 45A, 45B, 47, 47A, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 91B, 93, 211A, 215, 219, 221 , 223, 237, DN8, DN18, Central Jail-Heritage WBSTC Mini. The minor roads on which buses ply are R.N. Guha Road (30B/1), Birati-Nimta road (237), Laketown connector (221, 223, 30C, 211A, 47, 47A), Gorabazar-Cantonment Road (30D).
There are a plenty of buses available though most of them are the blue private one and mini bus. There are few CSTC or WBSTC or CTC buses. Autos are plenty; they can be used for short stretches. Auto can be used to travel from Dum Dum Station to Nager Bazar, Dum Dum Station to Chiria more. In addition, there are taxis, Nagerbazar and airport being the largest taxi stands. The other taxi stands are in Birati, Central Jail, Laketown, Bangur, Kalindi. The Dum Dum Station area doesn't have too many taxis as the area is extremely crowded. The other popular means of travel over short distances is the rickshaw.
Many historically important places in the locality are worthy of mention, which include:
Birati, Sarat Coloney, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagar Bazaar, Satgachi, Amarpalli, Kshudiram colony, Gora Bazaar, Durganagar, Padmapukur, Motijheel, Ghosh Road, Devinibash, Lichubagan, Laxminagar, Subhas Nagar, Seth Bagan, Lal Bagan, Ghosh Para, Purba Sinthee, Madhugar and Nalta, Private Road, Chatakol, Hanuman Mandir, Fari.
There are 4 govt. general colleges in Dum Dum, they are
There is also a Private Engineering College, Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering College in Surer Math.
There are many Govt. Sponsored School, including:
and more. Many Private Schools are also found in the localities, including:
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