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. The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport locally known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum. Dum Dum area was divided into three parts governed by three separate municipalities named as South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and North Dum Dum.
Country: India
State: West Bengal
Established: 1783 · (as Dum Dum Cantonment Board) · 1929 (as Dum Dum Municipality)
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)
Division: Presidency
District: North 24 Parganas
Metro Station: Dum Dum · Dum Dum Cantonment (under construction) · Jessore Road (under construction) · Biman Bandar (under construction)
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