South Dumdum is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east...

 in the India

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n state

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 of West Bengal

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. South Dum Dum consists of localities like, Nagerbazar, Bangur, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town

Lake Town, Kolkata

Lake Town is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, in Indian state of West Bengal. The area comes under the jurisdiction of South Dum Dum Municipality. The neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India...

, Paikpara.

Demographics

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, South Dumdum had a population of 392,150. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. South Dumdum has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 80%. In South Dumdum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
One of the main area of South Dumdum is Nager Bazar More.