History
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888, the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there, but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines. As per KMC sources, the adjacent municipalities of Cossipore, Chitpore and Manicktola were amalgamated with Kolkata in 1923. ==Geography==
Geography
Ward No. 2 is bordered on the north by Kalicharan Ghosh Road and Ramkrishna Ghosh Road; on the east by the Eastern Railway line; on the south by Dum Dum Road; and on the west by Barrackpore Trunk Road. The ward is served by the
Sinthee police station of
Kolkata Police.
Amherst Street Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the
North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police, i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala. ==Demographics==
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India Ward No. 2, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 48,190, of which 24,381 (51%) were males and 23,809 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,575. The total number of literates in Ward No. 2 was 42,986 (94.24% of the population over 6 years). Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. The literacy rate of the Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. See also –
List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level. For district level information see
Kolkata district. According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011, 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district. (3 wards were added later). ==Election highlights==