Why visit Dam Dam
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 58 parks and trails, 58 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Tala Bridge, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata Museum of Modern Art and Bengal Silicon Valley.
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About Dam Dam
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. Dum Dum area was divided into three parts governed by three separate municipalities named as South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and North Dum Dum.
From the Wikipedia article Dum Dum (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Dam Dam on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
School · 4.8 km
State public university in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
PVR Diamond Plaza
Cinema and theater · 2.2 km
68 Diamond City Mall (5th Floor), Jessore Road, Kolkata
Museums and landmarks6
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
Museum · 5.9 km
Proposed museum in New Town, Kolkata
Parks, trails and playgrounds58
Subhas Nagar Children' Park
Park · 1.5 km
Good place for children's.
Subhas Nagar Road, Kolkata
24/7
Lila Majumdar Children Park
Park · 2.4 km
Fakir Ghosh Para Purba Sinthee South Dum Dum, Kolkata
24/7
Subhas Nagar Children's Park
Park · 1.4 km
67/D Subhas Nagar Road Dum Dum Cantonment, kolkata
24/7
Amal Dutta Stadium
Sports field and stadium · 2.5 km
Sports Complex of Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex.
46 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes58
Arsalan Restaurant & Caterar
Restaurant · Mughlai Cuisine · 2.6 km
123 Jessore Road, Kolkata
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Barbeque Nation
Restaurant · Barbecue · 2.2 km
68 Diamond City Mall (5th Floor), Jessore Road, Kolkata
Mo-Su 12:00-15:30, Mo-Su 18:00-22:00
Kasturi Restaurant
Restaurant · Bengali · 2.4 km
Jessore Road, Near Diamond Plaza Mall, Amarpalli, South Dumdum, Kolkata
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Maharaja Bar and Restaurant
Bar and pub · Chinese, North Indian
Jessore Road, Dum Dum
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
WTF! Where's The Food
Restaurant · 2.4 km
Jessore Road, Kolkata
Mo-Su 12:30-22:30
46 more on the map.
History
In the history of Bengal, Dum Dum holds a very significant place. Dum Dum was sparsely populated before British arrival. The area was slightly elevated. On 6 February 1757, an accord was signed at Dum Dum by the Nawab of Bengal to allow the British to build forts at Calcutta, Dacca and Kashim Bazar. In 1783, a cantonment was established at Dum Dum. Military barracks were built and civilians started coming in to provide essential services to the military personnel. A Cantonment Board was formed to provide civic amenities. On 9 February 1822, the foundation stone was blessed and laid for Saint Patrick’s Chapel. On Good Friday in 1823, the chapel was dedicated and inaugurated with Irish priest M. Murphy as its chaplain. The ordnance factory was established at Dum Dum in 1846. The St. Stephens Church, a Roman Catholic Church Weslyan Chapel and a hospital for treatment of European were established in the central hub of Dum Dum Cantonment of old Dum Dum. It may be noted that both South Dum Dum Municipality and North Dum Dum Municipality were established in 1870 thereby somewhat defining administratively the different parts of an earlier undefined Dum Dum area. subsequently, Dum Dum was enlarged by the amalgamation of Kadihati municipality in 1883.
From the History section of Dum Dum on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay11
Hotel Airways
Motel and hotel · 1.9 km
205 & 209 Airport Gate No. 2, Nirmal Sen Gupta Sarani Rd,, Kolkata
Taj City Centre New Town
Motel and hotel · 3.0 km
Plot no. 11/5 City Centre Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata
Asha International Hotel
Motel and hotel · 1.3 km
Tarunsen Gupta Sarani, Italgacha Rd
Churches and places of worship16
Mother Teresa Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.8 km
325 Lakshmi Narayan Road, DUM DUM CANTT.,KOLKATA
Dum Dum Surbihar Residents' Welfare Association
Place of worship · 2.3 km
63/30/1 Dum Dum Road
Lichubagan Radha Krishna Temple
Place of worship · 2.0 km
Lichubagan, Laxminagar A-Block, Kolkata
Shopping19
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex
School · 2.5 km
Dum Dum Road, Dum Dum
Healthcare42
ASMII Save The Sight Foundation
Hospital · 3.1 km
391, 375, Madhusudan Banerjee Rd, NDDM Ward No - 26, Saptam Pally, Nabin Nagar, Birati,, Kolkata
Nova Unimade Diagonistic Centre & Multi Speciality Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km
Dum Dum Road
Apollo Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 km
Subhas Nagar Road, Dumdum Cantonment
Map of Dam Dam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Kāmārhāti 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Madhyamgram 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Pānihāti 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Kolkata 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Khardah 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Howrah 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Rishra 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Shrīrāmpur 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Rajpur Sonarpur 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Naihāti 29 km north, about 29 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Jessore Road - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-11 9428, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tala Bridge 01, Indrajit Das, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lush green grass along the lake, Sayandeb5152, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology & Sports Complex façade, Projjalm, CC0
- Central Park Kolkata - Walking Track, Danish Sualeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amriti Making - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2216, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Making - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2213, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Frying Amriti - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2209, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Frying - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2206, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Making - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2211, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Frying - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2207, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Making - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2214, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Frying - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2215, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti Making - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2212, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Amriti - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2205, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Frying Amriti - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2208, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Frying Amriti - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2210, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Dum Dum Cantonment metro station - দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন ৪, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dum Dum Cantonment metro station - দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন ৩, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশনের ছাউনি - The roof of Dum Dum Cantonment metro station, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dum Dum Cantonment metro station - দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন ১, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dum Dum Cantonment metro station - দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন ২, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction viaduct of Kolkata Metro Line 4 (Yellow Line) at Dum Dum Cantonment 2, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction viaduct of Kolkata Metro Line 4 (Yellow Line) at Dum Dum Cantonment 3, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction viaduct of Kolkata Metro Line 4 (Yellow Line) at Dum Dum Cantonment 5, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction viaduct of Kolkata Metro Line 4 (Yellow Line) at Dum Dum Cantonment 4, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction viaduct of Kolkata Metro Line 4 (Yellow Line) at Dum Dum Cantonment 1, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Potholed road outside Kolkata Airport, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ola Panic Button - Kolkata 2017-05-27 20170527111437, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Love in slum, Babin2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Under construction elevated railway of Kolkata Metro Line 4 or Yellow Line near Bagjola canal, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dhalipara, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Kolkata, West Bengal, India - panoramio, atanudawn, CC BY 3.0
- South dumdum municipality, Saikatthe007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aahiri Apartment - P 35A Motijheel Avenue - Dum Dum - Kolkata 20170826171544, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Dipak Kumar Chakraborty Addresses - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5644, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Pranatosh Sengupta Addresses through Skype - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5629, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Abhoy Nath Ganguly Addresses - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5696, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Biswatosh Sengupta Addresses - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5587, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Goutam Sen Speakes - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5607, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Abhoy Nath Ganguly Addresses - Opening Ceremony - PAD 4th Free Short Term Course on Photoshop - Kolkata 2017-03-04 5694, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
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