Dum Dum

Also known as Dam Dam, Dum Dum Cantonment

City in West Bengal, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: West Bengal
Division: Presidency
District: North 24 Parganas
Metro station: Dum Dum Dum Dum Cantonment Jessore Road Jai Hind
Railway station: Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction
Established: 1783 ; 243 years ago ( 1783 ) , (as Dum Dum Cantonment Board) 1929 ; 97 years ago ( 1929 ) (as Dum Dum Municipality)
Type: Municipality
Body: Dum Dum Municipality
Chairman: Harendra Singh
Vice chairman: Barun Natta
Mla: Arijit Bakshi , ( BJP )
Total: 9.73 km (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)
Density: 11,800/km (30,600/sq mi)
Official: Bengali
Additional official: Hindi , English
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: দমদম
Population: 114786
Area: 9.23
Elevation: 11
Official website: dumdummunicipality.co.in
Image: Jessore Road - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-11 9428.JPG
Households: 27702

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Commons category: Dum Dum
postal code: 700055
literate population: 97997
illiterate population: 16789
male population: 58566
female population: 56220

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Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport locally known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum. Dum Dum area was divided into three parts governed by three separate municipalities named as South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and North Dum Dum.

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