Bally, Howrah
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| Bally | |
| State - District(s) |
West Bengal - Howrah |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
92,906 - |
Bally is a small town in Howrah District, West Bengal, India. It is a town of historical importance. Located at the north-eastern tip of the Howrah district, on the banks of the river Ganges, it is just across the river from the famous Dakhshineswar Temple and near the famous Belur Math.
There is a man-made canal (the Bally Khal) that marks the boundary between Bally and the adjoining town of Uttarpara in Hooghly District(Once Uttarpara was the northern part of Bally; Uttarpara means Northern Ward). On the other hand Ganges separates it from Dakshineswar (North 24-Parganas).
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[edit] History
Bally, in early days, was marshland - bereft of proper human settlement. Only fishermen (of Patni and Malo castes, and Muslim) lived there. Their trade was fishing, selling fishing equipment and providing ferry service. Robbers hid out here, as well. The area got its name as it was full of sand (sand = Bally in Bengali)
[edit] Transportation
Bally is well connected by road and rail. Three major railway lines connect Bally - a) the Howrah-Barddhaman Main Line, b) the Howrah-Barddhaman Chord Line, c) Sealdah-Dankuni Line (also known as the Calcutta Chord Rail). The historically famed and the nation's prime road artery, the Grand Trunk Road (NH1) also passes through Bally. The town is connected with the northern bank of the Ganges by the Vivekananda Bridge and the Second Vivekananda Bridge (under construction). Central Kolkata is 10 km from Bally. Bally has a ferry pier - Bally Ghat. Bally is a suburb of Kolkata. A large part of its population goes to Kolkata for work.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Bally had a population of 92,906. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bally has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Well-known Personalities
- Painters Bijon Chowdhury & Prakash Karmakar.
- Sculptor Debabrata Chakraborti
- Cartoonists Narayan Debnath (creator of Bantul-the-Great, Handa-Bhoda, Nontey-Fontey and Keltu) and Revati Bhusan Ghosh.
- Footballers Langcha Mitra, Samar Banerjee (Badru) and Satyajit Chaterjee.
- Actor Shubhendu Chatterjee
- Singers Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Pannalal Bhattacharya and Sanath Singha
- Scientist Arindam Khan
- 'Somenath Dirghangi'
[edit] Economy
[edit] Industries
- Bally Jute Mill
[edit] Education
- Uttarpara Govt. High School, Uttarpara
- Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara
- Bally Shikshaniketan
- Bally Jora-Aswatthatala HIgh School
- Bally Banga Shisu (Balika) Vidayalaya
- Nischinda Chittaranjan School
[edit] Locality
Ghoshpara is located in Bally, Howrah, India. It is a large area, close to the Ganga River. Ghoshpara is located in between Belur Math and Dakshineswar. The Neogy and Ghosh families are reputed families from this area. There is a road in memory of Late D.C.Neogy, owned by the Neogy family. It stretches from Bally Station to Bankpukur, a lake (10666.64 sq m).
[edit] See also
| Cities and towns in Howrah District |
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