New Town

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New Town is a rapidly developing planned satellite city near Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its modern infrastructure and IT hubs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census town
information technology hub
planned satellite city
abbreviation NKDA
country India
developmentStarted late 1990s
district North 24 Parganas district
fullNameOfAuthority HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
surface form: West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation
governingBody New Town Kolkata Development Authority
hasAreaCode 033
hasKeyEconomicSector business process outsourcing
information technology
real estate
hasLandUse IT and business parks
commercial
institutional
residential
hasNearbyMetroCorridor Kolkata Metro
surface form: Kolkata Metro Line 6 (under construction)
hasPlannedSectors Action Area I
Action Area II
Action Area IIB
Action Area III
hasPostalCodePrefix 7001
hasPublicTransport app-based cabs
auto-rickshaws
bus services
hasUrbanFeature IT parks
high-rise residential complexes
planned green spaces
shopping malls
wide roads
hasUrbanPlanningAuthority HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
surface form: HIDCO
knownFor IT hubs
modern infrastructure
planned urban development
languageOfficial Bengali
English
locatedInRegion eastern India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
majorRoad Biswa Bangla Sarani
Major Arterial Road (MAR)
partOf Kolkata Metropolitan Area
partOfUrbanAgglomeration Kolkata Metropolitan Area
surface form: Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
state West Bengal
timeZoneOffset +05:30

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