8, covering parts of Kalighat (Lake Market-Lake Range-Mudiali) neighbourhood in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The establishment and evolution of Kolkata Municipal Corporation followed a long process starting from around the middle of the 19th century.

The adjacent municipalities of Cossipore, Chitpore, Manicktola and Garden Reach were amalgamated with Kolkata.

87 is bordered on the north by Rashbehari Avenue; on the east by Barouj Road; on the south by the Budge Budge branch of Eastern Railway; and on the west by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road.

[4][5][6] Tollygunge Womens police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.

[9] 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.