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Dum Dum | |
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  Dum Dum Location in Kolkata  Dum Dum Dum Dum (West Bengal)  Dum Dum Dum Dum (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′07″N 88°24′51″E / 22.6352°N 88.4143°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Metro Station |
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| Railway Station | |
| Established | 1783 (as Dum Dum Cantonment Board) 1929 (as Dum Dum Municipality)[1][self-published source?] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Dum Dum Municipality[2] |
| • Chairman | Sri Harendra Singh [1] |
| • Vice-Chairman | Sri Barun Natta [2] |
| • MLA | Bratya Basu (TMC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 114,786 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[3][4] |
| • Additional official | English[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700028, 700052, 700079, 700080, 700081 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Website | dumdummunicipality |
Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport locally known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum.[5] Dum Dum area was divided into three parts governed by three seperate municipalities named as South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and North Dum Dum.[6][7][8]
- ^ "Chronicles of Dum Dum". Dum Dum Municipality. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Dum Dum Municipality". dumdummunicipality.co.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner For Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "NSCBI Airport, Dum Dum". nscbiaiport.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "South Dum Dum Municipality". SDDM. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Dum Dum Municipality". DDM. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "North Dumdum Dum Municipality". NDDM. Retrieved 20 February 2025.