Lake Town, Kolkata
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Lake Town is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata
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...

, in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
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 of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. The area comes under the jurisdiction of South Dum Dum Municipality. The neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India. Today, it is one of the important food and leisure hub in North Kolkata, having many international first food chains and cinema hall.

Location

Lake Town is surrounded by Dum Dum Park and Kestopur
Kestopur
Kestopur, officially known as Krishnapur, lies on Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani, more commonly known as VIP Road, Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India, and is covered under Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality. Keshtopur square is along the way from Ultadanga to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose...

 in the north, Salt Lake in the east, Belgachia
Belgachia
Belgachia is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal.-See also:* Kashipur Belgachhia * Belgachia East * Belgachia West...

, Ultadanga
Ultadanga
Ultadanga is perhaps one of the most crowded junctions in Kolkata. The place is located at the north-eastern fringe of the city at a close proximity to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport Kolkata Airport and marks the limit of Kolkata District. The area is very well-connected with the rest of...

 in the South and Patipukur, Paikpara in the West.

Landmarks

  • Jaya Cinema
  • Cafe Coffee Day
    Cafe Coffee Day
    Café Coffee Day is a division of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. . ABCTCL grows coffee in its own estates of 10,000 acres . The land value of the plantations is US$250–300 million. It is the largest producer of Arabica beans in Asia...

  • Dehat
  • Wang Wah
  • KFC
    KFC
    KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...

  • Subway
    Subway
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  • Pizza Hut
    Pizza Hut
    Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....

  • Dominos
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