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{{Short description|Neighbourhood of Kolkata, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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| subdivision_name2 = [[West Bengal]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Station]]
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| seat = {{Bulleted list|[[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]|[[Rajpur Sonarpur|Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality]]}}
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| postal_code = 700084, 700047, 700094, 700152
| area_code = +91 33
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jadavpur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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'''Garia''' is a neighbourhood of [[South Kolkata]] in the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is bordered by the neighbourhoods of [[Jadavpur]] in the north, [[Bansdroni]]/[[Tollygunge]] in the north-west, [[Santoshpur, Kolkata|Santoshpur]]/[[Mukundapur, Kolkata|Mukundapur]] in the north-east and [[Narendrapur]]/[[Rajpur Sonarpur]] in the south. It is on the banks of [[Adi Ganga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/kolkata/garia.html|title=Map of Garia|publisher=Maps of India|access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref>

==Geographic location==
The junction of Raja S.C.Mullick Road, N.S.C. Bose Road and Garia Main Road adjacent to Kanungo Park is known as "Garia More".
{{Geographic location
| North = [[Jadavpur]]
| Northeast = [[Survey Park]], [[Ajoynagar]], [[Santoshpur, Kolkata|Santoshpur]]
| West = Purba Putiary
| Northwest = [[Tollygunge]], Regent Park
| Center = Garia
| South = [[Narendrapur]], [[Sonarpur]]
| Southwest = Rajpur
| Southeast = Ganga Joara
| East = [[Mukundapur, Kolkata|Mukundapur]]
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==Shopping==
Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/kolkata/shopping-areas.html |title=Shopping areas in Kolkata |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622055221/http://www.mapsofindia.com/kolkata/shopping-areas.html |archive-date=22 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Notable shopping malls and department stores include:
* Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park, EM Bypass, [[Chak Garia]]<ref>[http://www.kolkatamalls.com/existingmalls_next.php?id=25 Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713163621/http://www.kolkatamalls.com/existingmalls_next.php?id=25 |date=2011-07-13 }}</ref>
* Smart Bazaar, Orbit Mall, Garia<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bengalinfoline.co.in/shopping/shopping-mall |title=Big Bazaar-Garia |access-date=28 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721153354/http://www.bengalinfoline.co.in/shopping/shopping-mall |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Spencer's, Garia Station Road<ref>[http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/spencers-11003dce4ea444d9b858f2dd8fed4a85/ Spencers-Garia]</ref>
* Spencer's Express, Baishnabghata Patuli Township<ref>[http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/spencers-express-eb40e654c6041954fbffd78e062f7779/ Spencers-Patuli]</ref>
* Spencer's Express, Tolly Heights, Naktala<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buzzintown.com/kolkata/locals--spencers-express/id--83481.html |title=Spencer's Express-Naktala |access-date=3 October 2011 |archive-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331221351/http://www.buzzintown.com/kolkata/locals--spencers-express/id--83481.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Proyozonio<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/proyozonio_garia_kolkata_departmental-stores-super-markets/1512200158 |title=Proyozonio-Garia |access-date=9 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104846/http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/proyozonio_garia_kolkata_departmental-stores-super-markets/1512200158 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Bizarre Bazar<ref>[http://in.local.yahoo.com/kolkata/bizarre-bazar-d6a5940e0e74c4a3078d35b6e1413892/ Bizarre Bazar-Garia]</ref>
* Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/sonar-bangla-shopping-complex_garia_kolkata_shopping-centresmalls/1812149128 |title=Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105012/http://kolkata.burrp.com/listing/sonar-bangla-shopping-complex_garia_kolkata_shopping-centresmalls/1812149128 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Pooja Plaza (Near Garia Bazaar)
* Parnashree Market (Near Garia Main Road)
* New Raghunath Market
* Brand Factory (Near Mahamayatala, Garia)
* Bazaar Kolkata (Mahamayatala, Garia)

==Medical facilities==
[[File:Peerlesshospital.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.15|Peerless Hospital]]Several medical institutes are found within Garia.
* The Apollo Clinic<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theapolloclinic.com/CorMainArticle.asp?Id=4 |title=The Apollo Clinic Clinics |access-date=10 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528155734/http://www.theapolloclinic.com/CorMainArticle.asp?Id=4 |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital
* Banchbo Healing Touch<ref>[http://www.banchbo.org.in Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website]</ref>
* Peerless Hospital (Panchasayar)
* Remedy Hospital (Kalitala)
* Lifeline Hospital (Pratapgarh)
* Namita Biswas Memorial Eye Hospital (Garia Station)
* Sevangan Nursing Home
* Smilz Dental Treatment Facility (Garia Park)<ref>[http://smilz.net/ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility]</ref>
* Remedy Diagnostic Center
* Medich Health Clinic and Diagnostic Centre
* Friends Diagnostic Private Limited
* Mother Teresa Memorial TB Hospital and Research Centre<ref>[https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/KMCHealthChestClinics.jsp KMC Chest Clinics]</ref>
*Neotia Mediplus Super Specialty Clinic (part of Park Hospitals), 168 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 (Opp. 228 bus stand)

==Education==
[[File:NSEC College.JPG|thumb|right|upright|200px|Netaji Subhash Engineering College]]
Garia is home to several academic, research and professional institutions. Major colleges, schools and research institutions located here include:
* [[Netaji Subhash Engineering College]]
* [[Indian Centre for Space Physics]], Garia Station Road<ref>[http://csp.res.in/ Indian Centre for Space Physics]</ref>
* Dinabandhu Andrews College-affiliated to [[Calcutta University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/college.htm |title=Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213164228/http://caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/college.htm |archive-date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]]
* [[Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110418195705/http://cssscal.org/contact_us.html Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address]</ref>
* Seacom Marine College<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seacommarine.net/contact.html |title=Seacom Marine College address |access-date=27 April 2011 |archive-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313171340/http://www.seacommarine.net/contact.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* National Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
* Sammilani Mahavidyalaya<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sammilanimahavidyalaya.org/contact.html |title=Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address |access-date=27 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126120015/http://www.sammilanimahavidyalaya.org/contact.html |archive-date=26 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* K.K. Das College<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kkdascollege.ac.in/contact.htm |title=K.K. Das college address |access-date=5 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625171155/http://www.kkdascollege.ac.in/contact.htm |archive-date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Future Institute of Engineering and Management]]
* Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology
* Neotia Academy Of Nursing, Chak Garia<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiannursingcouncil.org/pdf/gnm-recognized-Nursing-Institution.pdf |title=List of Schools of Nursing |access-date=5 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215061736/http://www.indiannursingcouncil.org/pdf/gnm-recognized-Nursing-Institution.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Indus Valley World School<ref>[http://www.ivws.org/ Indus Valley World School]</ref>
* Welland Gouldsmith School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ciscezone.com/schools/isc/kolkata/ |title=ISC schools in Kolkata |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508141228/http://www.ciscezone.com/schools/isc/kolkata/ |archive-date=8 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Techno India Group Public School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp |title=Techno India Group Public School Branches |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110181516/http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp |archive-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Techno Model School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp |title=Techno India Model School Branches |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110181516/http://www.tigpublicschool.org/school.jsp |archive-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Miranda High School<ref>[http://www.calcuttaweb.com/inst/schools.shtml Calcuttaweb-Schools] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923025459/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/inst/schools.shtml |date=2007-09-23 }}</ref>
* B.D. Memorial Institute-Mahamayatala<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bdmi.org/location.php |title=B.D. Memorial School locations |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-date=11 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711165751/http://www.bdmi.org/location.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Garia Baroda Prasad High School
* Garia Harimati Devi U. Balika School
* Garia Vidyabhavana South School<ref>[http://questionpaper.in/Schools/School.aspx?schoolNumber=4673 Garia Vidyabhavana South]</ref>
* Kids World School
* Ideal commercial College
* Garia Madrasah Badrul Uloom Quraniya - Islamic Educational Institute
* Balia Nafar Chandra Balika Vidyalaya
* Tentulberia Anukul Chandra High School

==In popular culture==
In early 1953, the [[principal photography]] of [[Satyajit Ray]]'s debut [[film]] ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' was done at Boral, which was then a small village on the outskirts of Kolkata and is now a locality of Garia. A decade later, Ray again shot a scene of ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' in the dense [[bamboo]] groves near a pond in Garia.<ref>{{cite web| title = Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore|publisher=Indian Express| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/apu-doesn-t-live-here-anymore/1097758/0 |date=6 April 2013| access-date = 2013-08-22 }}</ref>

==Notable Resident==

* [[Ashapurna Devi]], novelist and poet
* [[Anurag Basu]], film director
* [[Kaushik Ganguly]], film director
* [[Churni Ganguly]], actress
* [[Locket Chatterjee]], actress
* [[Sayak Chakraborty]], television actor
* [[Pabitra Sarkar]], Former Vice chancellor, Writer and Critics

== Transport ==
Garia has two bus terminals named Garia 6 no. Nagarik Bus Terminus and Garia 5 no. Bus Terminus. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus.

=== Bus ===
'''WBTC'''

* AC-6 (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Howrah Stn)
* AC-37 (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Barasat)
* AC-37C (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Airport)
* AC-37A (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Airport)
* AC-50A (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Rajchandrapur)
* AC-5 (Garia 5 no Bus stand - Howrah Stn)
* S-5 (Garia 5 no Bus stand - Howrah Stn)
* S-7 (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Howrah Stn)
* S-21 (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Baghbazar)
* S-14 (Garia 6 no Bus stand - Karunamoyee)
* AC-24 (Patuli - Howrah Stn)
* AC-24A (Kamalgazi - Howrah Stn)
* S-9C (Kamalgazi - Ecospace)
* S-24 (Kamalgazi - Howrah Stn)
* AC-14 (Baruipur - Karunamoyee)

==See also==
* [[New Garia]]
* [[Kolkata Metro#North South Corridor|Kolkata Metro Railway Routes (North South Corridor)]]
* [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
* [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]]

==References==
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