http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_Dum
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Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport. Now Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata. Dum Dum provides a number of transport facilities in the city. It has developed into a modern commercial centre in the outskirts of Kolkata. Dum Dum region is important as it constitutes main entry points of the city. The area being provided with a domestic and international airport is the landing base for the foreigners visiting the city. The township falls in the northern region of Kolkata city. Dum Dum region is about 10 km from the city center which is taken to be Chandni Chowk. The nearby localities include Salt Lake, Jhilbagan, Ghughu Danga and Jawpur.
Population about - 101,319 (2001)
The KOLKATA Airport is in DUMDUM (20KM)
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Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport. Now Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata. Dum Dum provides a number of transport facilities in the city. It has developed into a modern commercial centre in the outskirts of Kolkata. Dum Dum region is important as it constitutes main entry points of the city. The area being provided with a domestic and international airport is the landing base for the foreigners visiting the city. The township falls in the northern region of Kolkata city. Dum Dum region is about 10 km from the city center which is taken to be Chandni Chowk. The nearby localities include Salt Lake, Jhilbagan, Ghughu Danga and Jawpur.
Population about - 101,319 (2001)
The KOLKATA Airport is in DUMDUM (20KM)
Will love to hear your appraisals.
