2, covering parts of Beniatola (Ahiritola) neighbourhood in North Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century.

The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers.

A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government.

Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj.

[1][2] The state government superseded the Corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force.

With the addition of certain areas in the southern parts of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.

20 is bordered on the north by B.K.Pal Avenue, Ahiritola Street and its continuation up to the Hooghly River bank; on the east by Rabindra Sarani; on the south by Nimtala Ghat Street and the Port Trust Road leading to Nimtala Ghat; and on the west by the Hooghly River.

[6][7][8] Amherst Street Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police, i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.

20, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 21,576, of which 12,180 (56%) were males and 9,396 (44%) were females.

[11] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level.