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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bhadrakali<br />
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India <br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]]<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 712232<br />
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| area_code = +91 33<br />
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Uttarpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Uttarpara]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://hooghly.gov.in/}} <br />
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'''Bhadrakali''' is a locality in [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Bhadrakali is located on the west bank of the [[Hooghly River]].<br />
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==Industry==<br />
The Bhadrakali distillery of [[United Spirits]] was earlier owned by [[Shaw Wallace]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/715-india/beverage-industry/6408-united-spirits-bhadrakali-distillery | title = United Spirits – Bhadrakali Distillery | publisher = Industry About | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref> In 1959 Bengal Distillery at Bhadrakali had become a fully owned subsidiary of Shaw Wallace.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/shawwallacecompany/history/SWC | title = Shaw Wallace and Company | publisher = Money Control | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref> The Bhadrakali distillery was set up in 1949 and manufactures fast moving brands of [[Indian-made foreign liquor]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/swc-to-relocate-composite-distillery-197080801122_1.html | title = Swc to relocate composite distillery| work = Sourav Majumdar | publisher = Business Standard, 8 August 1998 | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]] / [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Bhadrakali.<ref name=police>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
[[Swami Niswambalananda Girls' College]], a general degree college for girls, was established at Bhadrakali in 1978. It is affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, history, education, political science, geography and accountancy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sngirlscollege.com/ | title = Swami Niswabalananda Girls’ College| publisher = SNGC |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/SwamiNiswambalanandaGirlsCollege/Swami_Niswambalananda_Girls_College.shtml| title = Swami Niswabalananda Girls’ College| publisher = College Admission |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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Bhadrakali High School is a Bengali-medium school at Bhadrakali.<br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] with 5 beds at Bhadrakali, run by [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]].<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References== <br />
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{{Hooghly District}}<br />
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]</div>
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