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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hridaypur<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.7|N|88.45|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 West Bengal|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]<ref>[[Civic administration of Kolkata|Civic Administration of Kolkata]]</ref><br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Barasat|Barasat Municipality]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 4<br />
| population_total = <br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| 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 = 700127<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 = [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]<br />
| website = {{URL|north24parganas.nic.in/}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Hridaypur''' is a town (locality) in [[Barasat]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is close to [[Kolkata]] and also a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The rail-line bisects the area in 2 zones:<br />
* West Hridaypur<br />
* East Hridaypur<br />
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The Eastern part extends to [[List of National Highways in India#West Bengal|National Highway 12]]. The western part is larger. West Hridaypur lacks any defined boundary. The western part of Hridaypur also connects to Madhyamgram Sajirhat via Kora Badamtola.<br />
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Hridaypur is notable for the Pranavananda Matri Ashram which is an [[orphanage]] for girls following the ideals and teachings of [[Swami Pranavananda]], the founder of [[Bharat Sevashram Sangha]]. The ashram also houses a school where a large number of children of the local area study.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
The [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]] ([[Jessore Road]]) runs through the east of Hridaypur. There is a bus stop named Hridaypur More, near Dakbungalow More at the point where the Hridaypur Station Road meets the [[Jessore Road]]. [[Hridaypur railway station]], which belongs to the [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]] serves the area.<br />
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==Schools in Hridaypur==<br />
* West Hridaypur Pranavananda Vidya Mandir for Girls (H.S)<br />
* Manabata Sikshayatan High School<br />
* Udayrajpur Hariharpur High School (H.S)<br />
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==Colleges in Hridaypur==<br />
* BCDA College of Pharmacy and Technology<br />
* SM's College of Management and Technology<br />
* Sikkim Manipal University<br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
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[[File:Narayana Multispeciality Hospital - Hridaypur - Barasat 2017-05-10 7631.JPG|thumb|Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital, Hridaypur]]<br />
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# Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital<br />
# Renuka Eye Institute<br />
# Sri Krishna Medical<br />
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North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | access-date = 2007-08-24 | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | archive-date = 27 September 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}<br />
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{{North 24 Parganas District}}<br />
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}<br />
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}<br />
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]<br />
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