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Khidirpur or Kidderpore (Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

: খিদিরপুর khidirpur) is a neighbourhood of metropolitan Kolkata (Calcutta)

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. Located in the central-west part of the city, it is bounded by the districts of Alipore

Alipore

Alipore is headquarters of South 24 Parganas district and a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.Alipore, Kolkata, not to be confused with Alipore, Gujarat, is one of the poshest and costliest localities in Kolkata, along with the area Ballygunge...

in the east, Ekbalpore in the south, Hastings in the north, Metiabruz

Metiabruz

Metiabruz is a neighbourhood on the southern fringe of Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:Matiaburj has a rich history. The Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, took refuge here when he was ousted by the British from his throne, and attempted to build a replica of his...

in the south-west and the Hooghly River in the west.

History

One of the oldest parts of the city, Kidderpore has a funny legend as far as its name is concerned. It is said that some British could not converse in Bengali

Bengali language

. Whenever they passed by, their asking in broken Hindi for the directions to the port where their ships used to harbour sounded somewhat like 'kidder-port'. More plausibly, the name is a corruption of Khidrpur or Khizarpur, Khizr/Khidr being the guardian saint of the seas and the delta for the fishing communities in Bengal. This is one of the version behind the nominiclature of the place. In fact, the port has got its name from Lord Kyde, an engineer by profession, in 19 century designed and supervised the lock gate of the port that connects the Hoogly River, so that the tidal difference hoogly water level is isolated from the water level of the port. So the name of port is automatically baptised as Kyderpore or Khidirpur.

The gateway of Kidderpore is at the crossing of Diamond Harbour Road and Gangadhar Banerjee Lane. At that place a roadside restaurant dating from the British era remains, named "Panchubabu's Shop" or "Panchubabur Dokan", one of the landmarks of Kidderpore. The area is also home to quite a few dargahs of Sufi saints like Syed Baba and Shah Warsi Baba, to name a few.

A number of soldiers killed during the 2nd World Wars were buried at the Solana Muslim burial ground.

St Thomas school, which is probably one of the oldest and largest (in area) schools of India is situated here. Its history runs for more than 220 years. The entire area donated by the then Raja of Bhukailash Rajbari.
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Geography

Kidderpore is located at 22.53°N 88.32°E. It has an average elevation of 9 m (29.5 ft).

Transport

Kidderpore Bridge is one the few bridges in Kolkata that has trams plying over it. The Kidderpore Tram Depot connects famous locations like Kalighat

Kalighat

Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, India. One of the oldest neighborhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated and vibrant -- with a rich history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time....

, Tollygunge

Tollygunge

Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata. It is flanked by the Eastern Railway south suburban line to the north, Lake Gardens and Golf Green in the east, the Pashchim & Purba Putiaries in the south, and Behala in the west.-History:...

and Ballygunge

Ballygunge

Ballygunge is an upmarket and elite locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria and the Lakes in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Lansdowne in the west...

, etc. The Kidderpore crosspoint (also called More in Bengali) is connected with North, South and Central Kolkata by various private and state bus services. Kidderpore is the site of the only ocean port in India accessed by river.

Medical Facilities

Well known hospitals of South Western Kolkata like

Calcutta Medical Research Institute
Netaji Nursing Home
BM Birla Heart Research Center
Kothari Medical Research Center
Eqbalpore Nursing Home
labbaik medical center
Woodlands Nursing Home are located near Kidderpore.

Besides there are some governmental medical institutions like Calcutta Dock Labour Board Hospital and Shambhunath Pandit Hospital.

Educational institutions

Jnan Chandra Ghosh College of Polytechnique
Adarsh Hindi High School, 2 Mominpur Road, Kolkata-700 023
Kidderpore College
St. Thomas College of Engg And Technology, Diamond Harbour Road
St. Thomas' School
St Thomas School, Kolkata
St Thomas' School is a kindergarten to higher secondary school for boys and girls located in Kidderpore, India. It has one of the largest campus areas in the city of Kolkata comprising three football size fields, two basketball courts and children's playgrounds. The campus also houses the St....

, Diamond Harbour Road
St. Paul's School Kidderpore, Diamond Harbour Road
St. Teresa Secondary School, Diamond Harbour Road
Lajpat Hindi High School(H.S.), 24/1/1,Mansatalla Lane
Loyola High School
The Kidderpore Academy, 35 RamKamal Street, Kidderpore, Kolkata-700 023, Phone No.(033) 2459-6297.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Command Hospital
Sarat Chandra Paul Girls High School
Sir Syed High School (Urdu)
Kidderpore Urdu Girls Primary School
Kidderpore oriya high school, 1-satya doctor road.
Kidderpore Balika Vidyatan
Bankim Ghosh Smriti Uchha Balika Vidyalaya
Lakhi Computer Training Centre ~Phone No.: 9339643531, ~Website : www.lctcstudents.com

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Places of interest

Solana Mosque (Muslim Burial Ground)
Lord Shiva's Temple at Bhukoilash and the adjacent Bhukoilash Rajbati
Hastings House, Warren Hasting's Residence
The Kidderpore Fancy Market, famous for latest foreign goods. By Mahender Singh successor Ravinder Singh, Rajendra Singh w/sons Arvinder Singh, Virender Singh & Maninder Singh
The Twin Shiv Temple at Bhukailash, it considered that it is the biggest ShivLinga in India.
Kolkata Port Trust
Kolkata Port Trust
The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata, India. It is the oldest operating port in India, having originally been constructed by the British East India Company....
Kidderpore Tram Depot
Manasa Mandir besides 3 no. Bus Terminus, now abolished. This is the oldest one of this area and the Purohits are from Shantipur, Dist: Nadia
Panchananda Mandir at Panchanantala (Watgunge Crossing)
Mahalakshmi Mandir situated Opposite of Alipore Body Guard LInes.
Kidderpore Puddapukur the only Swimming Club of Kidderpore situated
Hanging Place of Maharaja Nandakumar at Hastings
The oldest Church in Kidderpore situated inside of St. Thomas School
The Only Engineering College situated inside of St. Thomas School Campus
Sanghi Mansion - The famous hostel of St. Thomas' College of Engineering & Technology established in 2006, The great tennants are Sougata Ghosal,Amar Kr. Prasad,Tathagata R@!Z Guha,Sreyan Chowdhury,Debabrata Ghara and many more
Ismail Masjid (Oldest masjid of the area)
Syed Ameer Ali Library ESTD. IN 1939
Dr Sudhir Basu Road, known as the rich colony in kidderpore
Kidderpore Akra Kali Mondir, More than 100 years old, near to Jubok Sangha club
Kidderpore Shitala Temple at Pitambar Sarkar Lane (The goddess is very much awakened to the people)
Kidderpore Shitala Temple at Nazir Lane (The goddess is also very much awakened to the people)
Pallu bhai ka puri dukan ------ a famous kachori wala in kanji house.
Kanhai ka chai dukan --- On of the famous tea shop in India since 1880
Zam Zam restaurant- one of the famous beef biryani restaurant.
India Restaurant--- Famous restaurant near fancy market.
Safiya hotel—best among low budgeted hotel for outsiders. data verified (by RASHID AUE/08/39) certified by (Omar AUE/08/26)
Jamhuri Masjid.
Shadman palace--- renowned Marriage Hall.
Nawab Ali Park.
Gulistan Hotel.
Lal bhai ki 'gosht' dukan. located in 'gosht' gali.

Libraries

Hemchandra Pathagar is the oldest library in Kidderpore, recently the library authority renovated its building and established a stage named Hem Madhu Ranga Mancha in the name the three poet of Kidderpore.
Michael Madhusudan library is the second oldest one. it also have its own building. and engaged with different activities.
Excepting the above, some small libraries established in Kidderpore in different time. In 1944 a few enthusiastic people of the area established a small library at 32, Harisava Street, mainly the organizers of the local Durgapuja Committee, in memory of Shishir Chatterjee, one of the then executive member of that Durgapuja Committee. The Library named as "Shishir Smriti Pathagar" (Shishir Memorial Library) situated inside the space of Kidderpore Mitali Sangha, now abolished. Another one is "Abhijatri Pathagar" (Abirjatri Library) at Ramanath Paul Road : Now abolished.
Mahabir Bayam Samity :- Most of the people know this as AKHRA. During the time of British era, Late Sudhanshu Shekhar Banerjee(6/1b, Bishu Babu Lane), late Phatik Bandyopadhyaya (Ramkamal Street)and Late Bijoy Banerjee (Michael Dutta Street) founded this SAMITY. All of them were the active freedom fighter and student of Barin Ghosh (the founder of ANUSILAN SAMITY and younger brother of RISHI ARAVINDO GHOSH).
Sukanto Pathagar at Padda pukur sq.

Clubs

Khidderpore School of Physical Culture (KSOPC - Boxing Club)
Kidderpore Sporting Club: It is a first division Football club and is the Pride & Glory of Kidderpore People.
Kidderpore Tarun Samsad
Kidderpore Venus Club
Kidderpore Bayam Samiti
Kidderpore Boys Sporting Club
Kidderpoe Nabajatri Sangha
Kidderpore Sandhyanir : Famous for organising Kali puja with one of tallest Kali idol in Kolkata
Kidderpore Milan Sangha : One of the oldest clubs in Kidderpore locality known for its Social services rendered to the society and a famous Durga puja.
Kidderpore ananda sporting club,now known as 26 palli club. It is 80years old.
Khidderpore Diamond Sangha - Syama Puja.. ESTD-1947
kidderpore young socity
Young Boys group,Mansatala Lane
kidderpore jublee garden club
young men's athletic club
Kabitirtha Kinds Society Taekwondo Club
Kidderpore 25 Palli Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity, it is performing it's Prime activity i.e. Durgapuja for 67 years
Sangha Shakti at backside of Hem Chandra Library, Famous for Yoga and Bayam.
Palli Sharadiya Club: At (Padda pukur)Hemchandra St. & Mohun Ch. Rd. Crossing. Famous For Durga Puja,

Social Organisation

MARGAM: Margam, a community focussed organisation located in this area works for the education of underprivileged children. Margam has a small team and the support of innumerable responsible citizens of this country who have extended their hand in our support. There have been times when our patience has been tested and questions have been raised. But we have worked hard as a team to defy the rules and norms that has been set. We gave meaning to our lives by being a part of Margam. There are around 80 children associated with Margam who are being nurtured into better human beings with education and values.