The dome of the post office is one of the most conspicuous landmarks of calcutta. The gpo or general post office, kolkata, is the central post office of the city of kolkata and the chief post office of west bengal, india. This time, we want to ease you your documents, letters or parcel delivery by offering you a list of the best post offices in kolkata. Mar 23, 2017 the gpo or general post office, kolkata, is the central post office of the city of kolkata and the chief post office of west bengal, india.
The post office handles most of the citys inbound and. Indian post offices in kolkata, branches sulekha kolkata. Find and locate pin code 700039 and list of post offices in 700039 also find the district and state name. Pin codes are the unique identification of the post office, just like as a person is identified from his unique name.
Although there is some variation by year, the earliest lists typically provide. A history and millions of other books are available for instant access. The post office handles most of the citys inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Kuala lumpur general post office general post office, kolkata calcutta. General post office gpo of kolkata picture of kolkata. Post office in kolkatacalcutta, postal services in kolkata. Chief postmaster general west bengal address, contact. General post office gpo, calcutta 1885 photo taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s in calcutta, part of the bellew collection of architectural views, with a view looking across the tank reservoir in dalhousie square towards the general post office on the northwest corner. Driving southward down the western side of dalhousie square we have the general post office and some magnificent commercial buildings on our left. National library graveyard for rare books and newspapers.
Jan 15, 2016 its a famous gpo general post office located in kokata, west bengal, india. At infoisinfo our commitment is to show you where to find the best products and services for you or your company in kolkata. Kolkata city tours is proud to be a specialized service and the owners have been providing service and creating friendships that cannot be. General post office, kolkata news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Gpo in kolkata the history of general post office youtube. Bagh area, it handles most of the citys inbound and outbound mail and parcels.
Senior superintendent of post offices, east kolkata division, kolkata 700 014. For information on the intervening period, see the entry below for the united states official postal guide. History and architecture of general post office kolkata. The development of radio links for sending telegraphs led to the wireless telegraphy act 1904, which granted control of radio waves to the general post office, who licensed all senders and receivers.
Pin codes kolkata,kolkata postal codes,post office in kolkata. Post office in kolkata calcutta, postal services in kolkata calcutta, post office address in kolkata calcutta, list of post offices in kolkata calcutta, post office location in kolkata calcutta, india. Indian postal department use postal index numberpin or pincode for post office numbering. Other details like the taluka, branch and post office type are also provided. Chief postmaster general west bengal contact phone number is. Gpo was built at the site of the old fort william, built in 1700, which was ruined by shirajuddaulah during the seige of calcutta in 1756. The general post office, kolkata, is the central post office of the city of kolkata, india, and the. Post office kankurgachi has the activity of post office. Kolkata, west bengal, all india post office pincode.
General post office kolkata calcutta 2020 all you need. Sep 16, 20 september 16, 20 by cattsindia in kolkata, sahil ahuja. Where to find the nearest post office to you in kolkata. Chief postmaster general west bengal is the head of the post office department for the circle of west. The general post office, kolkata, is the central post office of the city of kolkata, india, and the chief post office of west bengal. The postoffice handles most of the citys inbound and outbound mail and parcels. As the portuguese, dutch, french, danish and british colonialists gained power in india, so their postal systems existed alongside those of the nominally independent states. Initially the service was administered by the east india company who established post offices in mumbai, chennai and calcutta now kolkata between 1764. This post office belongs to west bengal circle, and further under calcutta region and kolkata gpo division. Lists, tables, and directories of post offices are available for nearly half of the years from 1803 to 1870, and continuously from 1955 to the present. References to some form of postal service in india. In the hours of lockdown, post office has taken extra effort so as to ensure that there is no shortage of cash in any of its branches or in atms.
The postal system was introduced in kolkata by warren hastings in 1774. We at kolkata city tours operate private and small group tours in and around the kolkata calcutta city. Pin code 700029 is a 6 digit code is used to find out delivery post offices in district in india. Calcutta, and the third digit 0 represents the district of that region i. The indore state hand book the postal history of indore state from 18291950 n. The general post office was the name of the british postal system from 1660 until 1969. A complete guide based on kolkata post offices and the list of pin codes, pin code kolkata, pin codes of kolkata, zip codes calcutta, get all the kolkata postal codes, list of all area pincodes of kolkata. Office of the senior superintendent of post offices, east kolkata division, 111, dr. For example, the post office act of 1792 in effect subsidized. The general post office was built by an architect named walter b. All our tours are guided tours in air conditioned cars and buses, where guests get the opportunity to see the city through the eyes of real kolkatans.
General post office kolkata timings, history, entry fee. This building placemark is situated in calcutta, west bengal, india and its geographical coordinates are 22 34 21 north, 88 20 51 east. General post office is postal services headquarter, located in the capital of west bengal kolkata. General post office, kolkata calcutta is the imposing central post office of the city of kolkata, india and the chief post office of west bengal. O 700001 is a 6 digit code is used to find out delivery post offices in district in india. Sandhya kundu, postmaster,durgapur, durgapur head post office. Please click on any pincode or postoffice to know the complete pincode details. Kolkata pin code kolkata west bengal the total no of post office in kolkata is 241. Location of general post office general post office was established by the british empire in india after the non functioning of british east india company in india, located in the busy area of dalhousie area of kolkata, west bengal. The postal history of india is closely tied to indias complex political history. Pin code 700039 and post offices under 700039 postal code. West bengal the second digit 0 represents the subregion i. General post office kolkata calcutta 2020 all you need to.
Lists, tables, and directories of post offices, 1803. The general post office presently lies in the bbd bagh area and handles inbound and outbound parcel and mail. The general post office gpo is the central post office of the city of kolkata and the chief post office of west bengal. This placed the post office in a position of control over radio and television broadcasting as those technologies were developed. The roof of the new section built at a cost of rs 148 crore just. It was built to serve as a post office for the british east india company. Photo taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s in calcutta, part of the bellew collection of architectural views, with a view looking across the tank reservoir in dalhousie square towards the general post office on the northwest corner. As the capital of the british in india in the 19th century, calcutta was endowed with many. Usual business hours for is from 8 am to 4 pm and working days are from monday to saturday. You can find out kolkata post office details by selecting the district in drop down list.
Just use the website search engine and find the pin code of the post office with all the possible details like as post office name, post office type with the address details. General post office dalhousie square calcutta kolkata 1870s. Apr 12, 2020 post offices in kolkata list of kolkata post office, india postal service in kolkata, indian post offices branches kolkata also download kolkata post offices contact addresses and phone numbers to your mobile from kolkata. Before cadre restructuring ofstenographers and aftercadre restructuring ofstenographers details of posts areshown below. A short history of the general post office kolkata. Simply refine you search by selecting you taluka and office name from the drop down list in the table alongside.
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