Garia

Garia
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Settlement type	Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Country	India
State
District
Subdivision

Garia is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/Mukundapur in the north-east and Narendrapur/Rajpur Sonarpur in the south. It is on the banks of Adi Ganga.^[1]

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". Template:Geographic location

Shopping

Garia is one of the major shopping areas of Kolkata.^[2] Notable shopping malls and department stores include:

Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park, EM Bypass, Chak Garia^[3]
Smart Bazaar, Orbit Mall, Garia^[4]
Spencer's, Garia Station Road^[5]
Spencer's Express, Baishnabghata Patuli Township^[6]
Spencer's Express, Tolly Heights, Naktala^[7]
Proyozonio^[8]
Bizarre Bazar^[9]
Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex^[10]
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

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Peerless Hospital

Several medical institutes are found within Garia.

The Apollo Clinic^[11]
Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital
Banchbo Healing Touch^[12]
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)^[13]
Remedy Diagnostic Center
Medich Health Clinic and Diagnostic Centre
Friends Diagnostic Private Limited
Mother Teresa Memorial TB Hospital and Research Centre^[14]
Neotia Mediplus Super Specialty Clinic (part of Park Hospitals), 168 Garia Main Road, Kolkata 700084 (Opp. 228 bus stand)

Education

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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^[15]
Dinabandhu Andrews College-affiliated to Calcutta University.^[16]
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta^[17]
Seacom Marine College^[18]
National Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
Sammilani Mahavidyalaya^[19]
K.K. Das College^[20]
Future Institute of Engineering and Management
Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology
Neotia Academy Of Nursing, Chak Garia^[21]
Indus Valley World School^[22]
Welland Gouldsmith School^[23]
Techno India Group Public School^[24]
Techno Model School^[25]
Miranda High School^[26]
B.D. Memorial Institute-Mahamayatala^[27]
Garia Baroda Prasad High School
Garia Harimati Devi U. Balika School
Garia Vidyabhavana South School^[28]
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.^[29]

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)

References

↑ Map of Garia. Maps of India. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
↑ Shopping areas in Kolkata. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park Template:Webarchive
↑ Big Bazaar-Garia. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ Spencers-Garia
↑ Spencers-Patuli
↑ Spencer's Express-Naktala. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
↑ Proyozonio-Garia. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
↑ Bizarre Bazar-Garia
↑ Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
↑ The Apollo Clinic Clinics. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
↑ Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website
↑ SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility
↑ KMC Chest Clinics
↑ Indian Centre for Space Physics
↑ Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
↑ Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address
↑ Seacom Marine College address. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ K.K. Das college address. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
↑ List of Schools of Nursing. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
↑ Indus Valley World School
↑ ISC schools in Kolkata. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
↑ Techno India Group Public School Branches. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ Techno India Model School Branches. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ Calcuttaweb-Schools Template:Webarchive
↑ B.D. Memorial School locations. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ Garia Vidyabhavana South
↑ Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Indian Express(6 April 2013). Retrieved 2013-08-22.

External links

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[1] Map of Garia. Maps of India. Retrieved 21 September 2025.

[2] Shopping areas in Kolkata. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[3] Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park Template:Webarchive

[4] Big Bazaar-Garia. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[5] Spencers-Garia

[6] Spencers-Patuli

[7] Spencer's Express-Naktala. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[8] Proyozonio-Garia. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[9] Bizarre Bazar-Garia

[10] Sonar Bangla Shopping Complex. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[11] The Apollo Clinic Clinics. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[12] Banchbo Healing Touch Official Website

[13] SMiLZ Dental Treatment Facility

[14] KMC Chest Clinics

[15] Indian Centre for Space Physics

[16] Affiliated colleges of Calcutta University. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[17] Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta address

[18] Seacom Marine College address. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[19] Sammilani Mahavidyalaya college address. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[20] K.K. Das college address. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[21] List of Schools of Nursing. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[22] Indus Valley World School

[23] ISC schools in Kolkata. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

[24] Techno India Group Public School Branches. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[25] Techno India Model School Branches. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[26] Calcuttaweb-Schools Template:Webarchive

[27] B.D. Memorial School locations. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[28] Garia Vidyabhavana South

[29] Apu Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Indian Express(6 April 2013). Retrieved 2013-08-22.

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