Belepole | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Howrah |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.5772°N 88.3031°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Howrah |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Greater Kolkata |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Howrah |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | HMC ward |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 44 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Howrah |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Shibpur |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 711104 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91 33 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Belepole is a residential locality of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is an urban sprawl which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near Shibpur. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence Kolkata is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna.
Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police.
The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have Bengali as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.
The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.
Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although traffic jams are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.
Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.