Hare Street
 Hare Street, Kolkata | |
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
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| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700001 |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | Mahakaran(under construction) |
| Coordinates | 22°34′18″N 88°20′43″E / 22.571789°N 88.345167°E |
| West end | Strand Road |
| East end | Council House Street-Netaji Subhas Road junction |
Hare Street is a road in the
B.B.D. Bagh to Millennium Park on Strand Road
.
History
Hare Street was constructed by the Lottery Committee.[1]
David Hare (1775–1842), Scottish watch-maker, philanthropist and educator, used to live at Nicco House situated here and the street is named after him.[2]
Geography
Police district
Hare Street police station is part of the Central division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 42, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700069.[3]
Taltala Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Central division, i.e. Bowbazar, Burrabazar, Girish Park, Hare Street, Jorasanko, Muchipara, New Market, Taltala and Posta.[3]
References
- ^ Nair, P. Thankappan Nair, Civic and Public Services in Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 229, Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press, 1995 edition.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul. "Hare, David". Banglapaedia. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Kolkata Police". Central Division. KP. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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