Watgunge

Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India

22°32′54″N 88°19′25″E / 22.548323°N 88.323654°E / 22.548323; 88.323654Country

IndiaStateWest BengalCityKolkataDistrictKolkataMunicipal CorporationKolkata Municipal CorporationKMC ward75, 76Population

• TotalFor population see linked KMC ward pageTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Area code+91 33Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata DakshinVidhan Sabha constituencyKolkata Port

Watgunge is a neighbourhood of South Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Etymology

Watgunge is named after Colonel Henry Watson (1737–1786), who set up the first dockyard in Bengal.^[1]

History

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Watgunge

Colonel Watson started building the shipbuilding docks in 1779 in the present Watgunge area.^[2]

Watgunge was included in the Kolkata municipal area in 1888.^[3]

In 1888, one of the 25 newly organized police section houses was located in Watgunge.^[4]

Geography

Police district

Watgunge police station is part of the Port division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 16 Watgunge Street, Kolkata-700023.^[5]

Watgunge Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Port division i.e. North Port, South Port, Watgunge, West Port, GardenReach, Ekbalpur, Nadial, Rajabagan and Metiaburuz.^[5]

References

^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 20, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
^ Ghosh, Siddhartha, "Calcutta’s Industrial Archaeology", in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 247, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
^ Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, "Wealth and Work in Calcutta: 1860-1921", in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 213, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
^ Nair, P.Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, pp. 18-19, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
^ ^a ^b "Kolkata Police". Port Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.