Baghajatin


Baghajatin is a locality of South Kolkata in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India. It has been named in honour of Jatindranath Mukherjee. It is surrounded by Jadavpur and Santoshpur in the north, Chak Garia and Panchasayar in the east, Patuli in the south and Regent Estate in the west.
The locality is referred to as the middle-class and currently growing very well-off, upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in south Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social and cultural background.
The two most important landmarks that signify this locality are Baghajatin railway station, Baghajatin bus terminal and EM Bypass which are the lifeline of this locality and its USP.
Baghajatin also shares the cultural influence of late poet and author Sukanta bhattacharya. Indian chemical industrialist and former Member of the Parliament- Chittajit Mohan Dhar of the Dhar Zamindar Bari was one of the most influential land-owners in Baghajatin. From 1940-1950, his ventures were valued at $43.5 million. From 1970-1990, the value of his holdings in Chak Garia, Baghajatin Housing Society, and Fisheries was $24.5 million. In the period from 1990-2010, his disputed fisheries and land-ownings in Chak Garia were worth $20.8 million. Since 2010, his assets in Chak Garia and Baghajatin, including disputed fisheries and land-ownings, have remained at $20.8 million The Baghajatin locality has upgraded into a food served hotspot in recent years of 2023. The landmarks has thrived with food culture and recent outlets, due to such cases the rent and property buy remunation has widen up.

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