Dum Dum
Dum Dum | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′07″N 88°24′51″E / 22.6352°N 88.4143°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Metro Station |
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| Railway Station | |
| Established | 1783 (as Dum Dum Cantonment Board) 1929 (as Dum Dum Municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Dum Dum Municipality |
| • Chairman | Sri Harendra Singh |
| • Vice-Chairman | Sri Barun Natta |
| • MLA | Bratya Basu (TMC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 114,786 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700028, 700052, 700065, 700079, 700080, 700081 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Website | dumdummunicipality |
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.