[2] Taratala is situated at the southern part of Kolkata, surrounded by Garden Reach (west and north-west), Behala (south and south-east), Mominpur and Majherhat (north) and New Alipore (east).

Located at 63, Taratala Road, Kolkata-700088, it has jurisdiction over the police district which is bordered on the north along the southern fencing of old Budge Budge Railway line from Diamond Harbour Road to the western limit of Port Commissioner's land.

; on the east by Diamond Harbour Road (road excluded) from Majerhat Bridge up to the extreme Southern limit of CPC land as also limit of Calcutta Municipal boundary.

[3] Behala Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South West division i.e. Sarsuna, Taratala, Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur and Haridevpur.

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