Hindmotor
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Hindmotor is a small town of Hooghly District
, West Bengal
, India
, situated on the western bank of the river Ganges. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
.
The town is popular because of Hindustan Motors Ltd.
(HML) situated in the area since 1948. Part of the manufacturing sites of HML also belongs to neighboring Uttarpara
and Konnagar
.
Uttarpara Kotrung is the municipality
. Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality was established in 1853, much before the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
(1876).
, the central part of Kolkata
, which is the capital of the state of West Bengal
. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (52 feet). Located at the south-eastern tip of the Hooghly District, on the banks of the river Ganges, it is just across the Dakshineswar Kali Temple
.
Hindmotor has a local railway station called Hindmotor. The station lies in the Howrah-Tarkeshwar main line of Eastern Railway and is about 12km from Howrah station. On the west of the station lies the famous motor factory, Hindustan Motors. The part owned by Birla has two schools (Hindmotor High School and H.M.Education Center), one hospital, a residential complex for factory staff and the factory premises.
The town has no cinema hall and college.
was built by Birla for the purpose of providing education to the children of the employees of Hindustan Motors
. The school is one of the notable school in the region, producing talented students regularly. The school has produced multiple students who have been selected for the prestigious B.Stat course of Indian Statistical Institute
, Kolkata
.
Some of the other schools present in the town are given below :
passes through Hindmotor. Presently, Hindmotor is better described as a suburb of Kolkata. Majority of its population either works in the Hindustan Motors or goes to Kolkata for work.
Hooghly District
Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, situated on the western bank of the river Ganges. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area in the state of West Bengal, India. The organisation was previously known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority and still retains the previous logo...
.
The town is popular because of Hindustan Motors Ltd.
Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog....
(HML) situated in the area since 1948. Part of the manufacturing sites of HML also belongs to neighboring Uttarpara
Uttarpara
Uttarpara is a small town of Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.It is a town of historical importance. Uttarpara is home to some of the biggest industrial setups in the state...
and Konnagar
Konnagar
Konnagar is a city and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. There are 20 wards in the Konnagar Municipal Area. It is under Uttarpara police station in Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority...
.
Uttarpara Kotrung is the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
. Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality was established in 1853, much before the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. The organization is known, in short, as KMC . This civic administrative body administers an area of 185 sq. km. Its motto, Purosree Bibardhan, is inscribed on its emblem in Bengali...
(1876).
Geography
Hindmotor is located at 22.69°N 88.33°E, , situated about 22km. away from EsplanadeEsplanade
An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns...
, the central part of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, which is the capital of the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (52 feet). Located at the south-eastern tip of the Hooghly District, on the banks of the river Ganges, it is just across the Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence i.e Saṃsāra'...
.
Hindmotor has a local railway station called Hindmotor. The station lies in the Howrah-Tarkeshwar main line of Eastern Railway and is about 12km from Howrah station. On the west of the station lies the famous motor factory, Hindustan Motors. The part owned by Birla has two schools (Hindmotor High School and H.M.Education Center), one hospital, a residential complex for factory staff and the factory premises.
The town has no cinema hall and college.
Education
Hindmotor has a good number of schools for primary and secondary education. Some of the school names are mentioned below :Hindmotor High School
Hindmotor High SchoolHindmotor High School
Hindmotor High School is a school situated in Hindmotor, a small town of Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The school is built by Birla for the purpose of providing education to the children of the employees of Hindustan Motors....
was built by Birla for the purpose of providing education to the children of the employees of Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog....
. The school is one of the notable school in the region, producing talented students regularly. The school has produced multiple students who have been selected for the prestigious B.Stat course of Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.
Some of the other schools present in the town are given below :
- H.M. Education Center
- Shree Shankar Balika Vidyalaya
- Pearls of God
- Trinity Education Centre
- Bulbul Siksha Niketan
- Kotrong Bhupendra Smriti Vidyalaya
Transportation
Hindmotor is well connected by road and rail. Hindmotor station connects the town with Howrah via the main line axis which connects the metropolis of Kolkata with the rest of India. At Bally, just a kilometer off, three major railway lines converge. The historically famed and the nation's prime road artery, the Grand Trunk RoadGrand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road also formerly known as Uttarapatha, Shah Rah-e-Azam or Sadak-e-Azam or Badshahi Sadak is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads...
passes through Hindmotor. Presently, Hindmotor is better described as a suburb of Kolkata. Majority of its population either works in the Hindustan Motors or goes to Kolkata for work.