Maheshtala is a developing locality falling under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Home to the Maheshtala College, the locality is surrounded by areas such as Behala, Chata Kalikapur, Budge Budge, Uttar Raypur and Pujali. The location is purely residential with several developed and developing apartment projects in its vicinity such as Hiland Greens, Eden City, Hiland River, Hiland Princep Tower and Purti Flowers.

Physical infrastructure

Maheshtala is well-connected to other parts of Kolkata through bus and railway network. Both, Nangi Railway Station and Santoshpur Railway Station serves this area and connects it with Sealdah Railway Station. NSC Bose International Airport is 34 km away, accessible in about 1.5 hours via several key roads. Sampriti Flyover, Budge Budge Trunk Road and Biren Roy Road are some important roads in the area. In addition, the under-construction Line 3 (Joka-Esplanade) would be close from Maheshtala and have metro station at Behala Chowrasta. This is likely to improve connectivity in the region post its completion in 2021.

Social & retail infra

Mahesthala is well surrounded by social infrastructure and entertainment options. Bata Maidan and Stadium, Nature Park, Uludanga Park and Moynagarh Bazar are some of the public places. Bata Boys High School, Bata Girls High School, Mount Litera Zee School and Maheshtala College are prominent educational institutions here. Gems Hospital & Medical Research Institute and ESI Hospital are two key health centres in Maheshtala.

Nearby employment hubs

Maheshtala has presence of several industrial entities in its nearby areas. Bata India is one of the prominent manufacturing unit situated here. Moreover, the locality is well-connected via roads with various job centres of Kolkata, including Behala Industrial Estate (11 km), Bhawanipur (14 km), Jadavpur (15 Km), BBD Bagh (17 km) and Science City (23 km). The prominent IT hubs like Salt Lake Sector V (29 km) and New Town (34 km), are accessible in about an hour. Both these hubs boast presence of reputed companies including HCL, Wipro, TCS, IBM, Genpact and others.Source: Magicbricks Research