Amherst Street (Kolkata)
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Central and Sealdah | |
Coordinates | 22°34′45″N 88°22′11″E / 22.5791049°N 88.369807°E |
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North end | Chaltabagan, Maniktala |
South end | Lebutala, Bowbazar |
Amherst Street is a north–south street in Central
Geography
Police district
Amherst Street police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 57, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata-700009.[3]
Amherst Street Women police station, located at the same address as above covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.[3]
Places of interest
Colleges
- St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College (estd. 1864)
- City College, Kolkata (estd. 1881), Anandamohan College (estd. 1961), Rammohan College (estd. 1961)
School
- St.Paul's School (estd. 1822) https://goo.gl/maps/pTiWAyxsm7N6jvvz7
Landmarks
The popular and famous landmarks are Union Bank of India (Maniktala), Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum, Lawrence Day School, Bose's Clinical Laboratory, Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Marwari Hospital (Popularly known as Marwari Hospital), Holy Trinity Church (Kolkata), Amherst Street Post Office (Now Raja Rammohan Sarani Post Office), Shraddhananda Park, Lady Dufferin Hospital and Union Bank of India (Bowbazar). St.Paul's School ( 33/1, Amherst Street),head office of British Institute, 35 Raja Rammohon roy sarani[4]
Festivals
Some of the notable festivals that take place in and around the street include
In popular culture
Gallery
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Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum
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Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Marwari Hospital
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Holy Trinity Church (Kolkata)
References
- ^ "In Remembrance of Raja Rammohan Roy" (PDF). Shodhganga - INFLIBNET. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ a b "Kolkata Police". North and North Suburban Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "St Paul's School · 33/1, Raja Ram Mohan Sarani, Baithakkhana, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009, India".
External links
Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage