Lake Town, Kolkata

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Lake Town
লেক টাউন
Residential Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 88°24′18″E / 22.60500°N 88.40500°E / 22.60500; 88.40500Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 88°24′18″E / 22.60500°N 88.40500°E / 22.60500; 88.40500
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 089
Area code(s) +91 33

Lake Town (Bengali: লেক টাউন) is a posh neighbourhood in north Kolkata, in Indian state of West Bengal. The area comes under the jurisdiction of South Dum Dum Municipality. The upscale neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India. Today, it is one of the important food and leisure hub in North Kolkata, having many international fast food chains and a cinema hall.[1]

Location

Lake Town is surrounded by Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park and Kestopur in the north, Salt Lake in the east, Belgachia, Ultadanga in the South and Patipukur, Paikpara in the West. Kalidaha (Kalindi) is situated in the west of Lake Town, on the other side of Jessore Road. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 7 kilometres from Lake Town.

Notable residents

Shanu Lahiri, painter [2]

Landmarks

  • Jaya Cinema Hall
  • Cafe Coffee Day
  • Rahmania
  • Wing Wah Restaurant
  • Aatithya Restaurant
  • Mandoline-Fine dining lounge
  • The Host restaurant
  • KFC
  • Subway
  • Pizza Hut
  • Dominos
  • Lake Town Government Sponsored High School
  • East Calcutta Girls' College
  • Manasha Mandir
  • Rose Restaurant
  • Lake Town Nursing Home
  • Daffodil Nursinghome

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fast food chain spreads wings". The Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  2. ↑ Shamik Bag (Aug 13, 2010). "Not another brick in the wall". Mint (newspaper). Retrieved March 16, 2013. 


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