Budge Budge
Budge Budge (Bengali: [bəd͡ʒbəd͡ʒ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the place where Swami Vivekananda first landed (1897) on Indian soil after returning from Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. Also, the Komagata Maru incident (1914), a significant event against British empire happened here.
Budge Budge | |
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Town | |
Budge Budge Municipality | |
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Budge Budge Location in West Bengal Budge Budge Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22.4827548°N 88.1817594°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Budge Budge Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 76,837 |
| • Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700137 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Budge Budge |
| Website | www |
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