Dum Dum

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Dum Dum is a suburban city near Kolkata in eastern India, known for housing the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and having a significant role in the region’s transport and industry.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dum Dum canonical 7
Dum Dum Junction 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
suburb
additionalOfficialLanguage English
climate tropical wet and dry climate
connectsTo Barasat
Barrackpore
Kolkata city centre
country India
district North 24 Parganas
governingBody Dum Dum Municipality
hasAirport Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
hasFacility commercial areas
defence-related industries
industrial estates
residential neighborhoods
hasMetroStation Dum Dum metro station
hasNearbyLocality Dum Dum Cantonment
linked to: Kolkata Cantonment

Nagerbazar
linked to: Baranagar
hasRailwayStation Dum Dum Junction
linked to: Dum Dum
hasTransportRole gateway to Kolkata by air
major suburban rail interchange
northern terminus of Kolkata Metro Line 1
knownFor Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
industrial area
transport hub
locatedIn Ganges Delta
North 24 Parganas district
eastern India
locatedOn eastern bank of Hooghly River region
near Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
officialLanguage Bengali
partOf Kolkata Metropolitan Area
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
postalCode 700028
700030
700074
700079
700080
700081
700089
region Greater Kolkata
servedBy Jessore Road
Kolkata Metro Line 1
linked to: Kolkata Metro

Sealdah–Bangaon railway line
Sealdah–Hasnabad railway line
VIP Road
state West Bengal
timeZone IST
utcOffset +05:30

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Bengal containsTown Dum Dum
Dum Dum hasRailwayStation Dum Dum Junction
linked to: Dum Dum
Kolkata Metro notableStation Dum Dum
South Dum Dum hasNeighbour Dum Dum
Baranagar connectsTo Dum Dum