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Bagbazar

Bagbazar is a North Kolkata neighbourhood on the Hooghly, known for its ghat, its Ramakrishna–Vivekananda connections and Bagbazar Durga Puja. PIN 700003, metro and history.

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Bagbazar is a North Kolkata neighbourhood on the Hooghly river, in KMC wards 7 and 8 (Shyampukur). Its name comes from bagh (flower garden) + bazaar (market).

Location
North Kolkata, Hooghly riverside
PIN
700003

Bagbazar — riverside North Kolkata

Short answer. Bagbazar is a North Kolkata neighbourhood on the Hooghly, falling under Shyampukur police station and covering KMC wards 7 and 8. Its PIN code is 700003. The name comes from Bengali bagh (flower garden) and bazaar (market).

History in dates

  • 1754 — Colonel C. F. Scott begins manufacturing gunpowder at Perin's Garden.
  • 1756 — a military engagement takes place here (Ensign Piccard's forces repulse an advance guard).
  • 1877 — Sri Ramakrishna first visits a house in north Kolkata in this area.
  • 1918 — Bagbazar Durga Puja is established (the date the article gives).
  • 1937 — Chitpur Bridge is inaugurated.

What to see

  • Bagbazar Ghat, the historic Hooghly landing, formerly called Rogo Meeter's Ghat.
  • Ramakrishna Sarada Math at 10 Ramakrishna Lane; Sri Ramakrishna, Sister Nivedita and Swami Vivekananda are associated with the area.
  • Girish Mancha auditorium (opened 1986, 900+ seats) and the Paschim Banga Jatra Akademi.

Durga Puja

Bagbazar Durga Puja is one of North Kolkata's community pujas; see Kumartuli next door for where the idols are made.

Getting there

Shyambazar metro station serves the area.

Sources

Compiled on 19 September 2026 from Wikipedia's article on Bagbazar. Statements are attributed to it; where it gives one source's figure, this page says so. Back to Kolkata and its Durga Puja and festival life.