Bhattanagar
Neighbourhood in Howrah
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Region	Greater Kolkata
City	Howrah
Metro Station	Howrah(under construction)
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Howrah Municipal Corporation
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Languages
• official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC5:30 (IST)
PIN	711203
Telephone code	+91/033
Vehicle registration	WB
HMC wards	63, 64
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bally,Domjoor

Bhattanagar is a neighbourhood of West Liluah in Howrah city of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Bhattanagar is under the jurisdiction of Liluah police station of Howrah City Police.^[1]

Location

Bhattanagar is approximately 2.5 km from Liluah railway station, 7 km from Howrah Station and 8 km from Kolkata. The place is mostly rural and has no hospital.

Education

One of the oldest schools of Howrah district, Bhattanagar Kulakamini Vidyamandir, is located there. Other educational institutions include the Don Bosco Self Employment Research Institute.

Economy

Two banks are available there: Co-operative Bank and State Bank of India.

Culture

Ramkrishna Sangha Club is a distinguished sports club established in 1977. The club organizes the annual Durga Puja since 1986. It also organizes cultural program and events. Bhattanagar Netaji Sangha club organizes Kali Puja since the 1950s.

Not only Ramkrishna Sangha club there are other club like Arabindanagar Sahgha, Athletic club, Sporting club re also organized Durga Puja and many other cultural program through out the year. The main two attraction are The Ramkrishna Asram and Basanti Puja Mela.

Celebratory like Ms. Imon Chakraborty (national award winner singer), Ms. Esha Saha (Bengali movie actress), Mr. Srivats Goswami (cricketer) were leaved in Bhattanagar.

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