Salt Lake (Bidhannagar)
সল্টলেক
Sectors, blocks and islands of green
A township planned on reclaimed land, named Bidhannagar after Bidhan Chandra Roy, the chief minister who conceived it. Addresses are by sector and block, the roads are wide and every block has a park.
Did you know
- The township was built on land raised with silt pumped from the Hooghly.
- Sector V is the city’s first IT hub.
A short walk to try
From Central Park metro walk through Banabitan, then on to Karunamoyee and the fair ground.
Getting there
- Metro
- Central Park, Karunamoyee or City Centre (Green Line)
Places to visit in Salt Lake (Bidhannagar)
- Central Park (Banabitan): Salt Lake’s big wooded park round a lake.
- Nicco Park: The city’s original amusement park, open since 1991.
- Nalban Boating Complex: A wide lake for boating at the edge of Sector V.
- Salt Lake Stadium: The giant football stadium that hosts the Kolkata derby.
- Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre: The government cultural centre for eastern India, with craft fairs and performances.