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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hind Motor<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.69|N|88.33|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]<br />
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 712233<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = +91 33<br />
| registration_plate = WB<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sreerampur]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Uttarpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Uttarpara]]<br />
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'''Hind Motor''' is a town in [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="2014-rediff" /><ref name="2017-toi" /> It is situated on the western bank of the [[Hooghly River]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref name="cmdaonline" /> <br />
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The town is prominent as it developed and named, for a [[Hindustan Motors]] factory, shared with the neighbouring [[Uttarpara]] and [[Konnagar]] suburbs.<ref name="2014-rediff" /> The factory had been in the area, known as Hindmotor colony since 1948 and was the sole manufacturing site of the famous [[Hindustan Ambassador]].<ref name="2014-rediff" /> At its peak the Hindmotor colony had its own schools, temples and hospitals.<ref name="2014-rediff" /> Apart from Hindmotor colony, Hindmotor town is located on both sides of the Hindmotor Railway station well connected with railway as well as G.T Road. <br />
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==Transport==<br />
Hind Motor is well connected by road and rail. [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through the locality.<ref>{{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 = 15 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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===Bus===<br />
Few private buses connect Hind Motor to Kolkata<br />
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===Train===<br />
[[Hind Motor railway station]] connects the town to [[Howrah Station]] via the [[Howrah-Bardhaman main line]].<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist<br />
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<ref name="2017-toi">{{cite news |last1=Niyogi |first1=Subhro |title=Ghost town Hind Motor sees no hope of Ambassador revival - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/ghost-town-hind-motor-sees-no-hope-of-ambassador-revival/articleshow/57115216.cms |access-date=22 September 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=13 February 2017}}</ref><br />
<ref name="2014-rediff">{{cite news |title=The depressing tale of Bengal's Hind Motor factory |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-depressing-tale-of-bengals-hind-motor-factory/20140527.htm |access-date=22 September 2018 |work=Rediff |date=27 May 2014}}</ref><br />
<ref name="cmdaonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html |title=Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area |access-date=2007-09-03 |publisher=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307095440/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html |archive-date=7 March 2007 }}</ref><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]]<br />
[[Category:Company towns in India]]</div>2405:201:8013:209D:E93F:94A6:BE5D:7377