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Garfa
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Garfa is located in Kolkata
Garfa
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
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas[1][2][3]
Metro StationKavi Sukanta
KMC Ward104, 105
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700075,[4] 700078
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKasba and Jadavpur

Garfa is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is a part of Jadavpur area.

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.

Education

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

See also

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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".