Garfa

Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India

Garfa

Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)

Garfa

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°30′10.65″N 88°22′17.46″E﻿ / ﻿22.5029583°N 88.3715167°E﻿ / 22.5029583; 88.3715167
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
City| Kolkata
District| Kolkata[1][2][3]
Metro Station| Kavi Sukanta
KMC Ward| 104, 105
Municipal Corporation| Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Elevation

| 36 ft (11 m)
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

700075,[4] 700078

Area code| +91 33
Lok Sabha constituency| Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Kasba and Jadavpur

Garfa is a neighborhood of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is surrounded by Haltu, Nandi bagan, Jadavpur and Kalikapur. Starting as a refugee colony within Jadavpur, Garfa is now primarily a residential area within Kolkata.

## Culture

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On the cultural front, Garfa hosts some major Kali Pujas and Durga Pujas of South Kolkata.

Garfa Balak Samity Maidan (Playground)

## Geography

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Garfa police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at Garfa Deaf and Dumb School Premises.

Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Bansdroni, Garfa, and Patuli.

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Tiljala, Metiabruz, Purba Jadavpur, Nadial, and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except for Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The newest police stations are in Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni, and Rajabagan.

## Transport

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Garfa Main Road and Kalikapur Road intersects near Garfa. Buses ply along both roads. Auto rickshaws, app-based cab services such as Ola, Uber, and taxies are also available.

Dhakuria railway station and Jadavpur railway station are the nearest railway stations.

PRIVATE BUS SERVICE

* SD4 GARFA \- THAKURPUKUR
* 212 PALBAZAR \- HOWRAH

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT BUS SERVICE (AVAILABLE DURING OFFICE HOURS- MONDAY to FRIDAY) TOLLYGUNJ \- TECHNOPOLISH / MAHISHBATHAN - SECTOR V

JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BUS SERVICES

## Educational institutions

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Here is a list of educational institutions situated near Garfa area.

* Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Boys' High School
* Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Girls' High School

Places adjacent to Garfa

| Dhakuria, Rabindra Sarobar | Kasba | Ruby park (east)

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|  |
Selimpur, Jodhpur park |

Garfa

| Haltu Santoshpur
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| Viveknagar, Jadavpur Palbazar | Shahidnagar.

## See also

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* Jadavpur
* Haltu

## References

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1. ^ "Kolkata district".
2. ^ "Electors Details As On 30-10-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013.
3. ^ "KMC Wards in South 24 Parganas".
4. ^ "Kolkata Postal Codes".

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