Dhakuria railway station

Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata, (previously Calcutta), in West Bengal, India. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/ Garia in the south and Lake Gardens/ Jodhpur Park in the west. It has a Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700 031. Some localities adjacent to Golpark and Jodhpur Park also have Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700 029 and 700 068 respectively. Prominent landmarks include Dhakuria railway station, bus terminal # 37, Dhakuria AMRI Hospital and Dakshinapan Shopping Complex.

Binodini Girls High School is a girls high school located at Dhakuria, Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams) and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination (12th Board exams). The school was established in 1938.

The Bengal Music College (BMC) is a music training college in Kolkata, India, established in 1940 by Nanigopal Bandopadhyay, the college is affiliated with the University of Calcutta since 1956. It offers intermediate, undergraduate (honours and general), and postgraduate degrees in Indian classical music.The college started Master of Music course in 2003, and in 2009 it also started a Ph.D. program, also affiliated with the University of Calcutta.

Jodhpur Park Girls' High School is a West Bengal Board affiliated high-school situated in the Jodhpur Park area of the city of Kolkata in India. It was established in the year 1961 by the Government of West Bengal for Girls. It, along with South Point School, Nava Nalanda High School etc. is one of the leading schools in south Kolkata, that follow the syllabus of the state education boards.

Women's Polytechnic, Kolkata is a girls polytechnic college located in Gariahat Road (South) Jodhpur Park in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Garfa is a southern neighborhood of Kolkata, India. This area is surrounded by Haltu, Nandi bagan, Jadavpur and Kalikapur. Starting as a refugee colony within Jadavpur, Garfa is now primarily a residential area within Kolkata.

The Andrew's High (H.S.) School was established in India in 1952 by a handful of educationists under the banner of "Andrew's Education Society".

The 2011 AMRI Hospital fire was a major fire at a private hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata, that occurred in the early morning of 9 December 2011. The hospital is part of a private hospital chain owned by the Emami & Sarachi group, known as AMRI Hospitals. The fire claimed 89 victims and was thought to have been caused by a short circuit in the basement. The spread of the fire was aided by the illegal storage of flammable material in the basement of the hospital. After the incident the directors of the hospital were taken into custody. They were said to have caused the fire due to inattention of the hospital staff, workers, cleaners, and nurses.

Ward No. 90, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 8, covering parts of Ballygunge (Lake Terrace), Rabindra Sarobar and Dhakuria (South End Park-Kankulia) neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Heramba Chandra College is popularly known as South City Day. It shares premises with Sivanath Sastri College (popularly known as South City Morning) and Prafulla Chandra College (popularly known as South City Evening).

Sivanath Sastri College is an undergraduate college for women in Kolkata, India, and is popularly referred to as South City Morning. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. The name commemorates the legacy of Brahmo social reformer Sivanath Sastri. It shares premises with Heramba Chandra College (popularly known as South City Day) and Prafulla Chandra College (popularly known as South City Evening).

Jodhpur Park is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.