Bally, Howrah

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state_name = West Bengal
district = Howrah
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altitude = 15
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Bally ( _bn. বালী) is a small town in Howrah District, West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. [cite web
url = http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html | title = Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area | accessdate = 2007-09-03 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority ] It is a town of historical importance. Located at the north-eastern tip of the Howrah district, on the banks of the River Hooghly, it is just across the river from the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and near the Belur Math.

Geography

Bally is located at coord|22.65|N|88.34|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bali.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bally] ] . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). There is a man-made canal named 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 the Hooghly river separates it from Dakshineswar of North 24 Parganas district.

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 (Bally means in Bengali). This place is almost 250 years or more older then Kolkata City.Fact|date=August 2008

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 has been opened and has been named as Sister Nivedita Bridge. 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.Most probably a Paper making mill or factory was started here and the reference of paper made in Bally was mentioned in literatutre of early period of 19th century.Most probably a Paper making mill or factory was started here and the reference of paper made in Bally was mentioned in literatutre of early period of 19th century

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] 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.

Culture

Well-known Personalities

* Hon'ble Justice Mr. Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta, High Court, Kolkata.
* 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, Sanath Singha and Chandidas Mal.
* Scientist Arindam Khan and Debu Ghosal.
* Advocates Mr. Amlyan Jyoti Sengupta, Mr. Pranab Chakraborty, Anjushree Mukherjee and Ashok Banerjee
* CEO- Suprakash Kundu (Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals)
* Jute Technologist Samir Kumar Banerjee
* Late Patit Paban Pathak Ex minister WB Government.

Economy

Industries

* Bally Jute Mill
* Mahadev Jute Mill
* JINDAL
* Jarda Factory
* BLADE FACTORY

Education

* Bally Shikshaniketan
* Bally Jora-Aswatthatala HIgh School
* Bally Banga Shisu (Balika) Vidayalaya
* Nischinda Chittaranjan School
* Bally Shantiram High School
* Muktakeshi Balika Vidayalaya
* Bally Girls High School
* Bally Pallimangal School (previously MaCaulay School)
* Little Star High School, Badam Tala
* Model School Bally
* Bally Gajendra Balika Vidyalaya

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).

Politics

Bally is part of Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-02
work = West Bengal
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References

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