Belepole is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is an urban sprawl which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near Shibpur. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence Kolkata is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna.
Demographics The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have Bengali as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.
Notable locations
Belepole Panch Mathar More or Belepole Bus Stop. Hang Sang Crossing or Belepole Crossing. Kusum Kumari Park. Dhole Company Warehouse and Factory. Howrah Indoor Stadium and Dumurjala Sports City Zaika Inn. Bayleaf Restaurant. Chatterjeehat.
Main occupations
The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.
Transport Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although traffic jams are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.
Bus Private Bus 72 Dumurjala - Park Circus K6 Tikiapara railway station - Rajabazar K11 Domjur - Rabindra Sadan KB15 Santragachi railway station - Anandapur
Mini Bus 7 Carry Road - Shyambazar 26 Unsani - Esplanade S119/1 Santragachi railway station - B.B.D. Bagh
WBTC Bus C11 Domjur - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia E6 Amta - Esplanade E7 Bagnan railway station - Esplanade EB1A Santragachi railway station - Belgharia (Rathtala) T8 Tikiapara railway station - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia VS12 Santragachi railway station - New Town Bus Stand Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.
Train Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.
References
See also
Kadamtala Shibpur Santragachi Ramrajatala Howrah Indoor Stadium