Popular Areas
Being a largely populated city Shibpur has its share of areas and places that play the role of landmarks and "hangout" points, such as - Mandirtala: the Shibpur entrance to the Vidyasagar Setu, a very popular jogging track and rendezvous point. It was named 'Mandirtala' due to two popular Mandirs of Lord Shiva situated here. Nearby popular places are Shashthitala & Shibpur Bazar, Hazar Hath Kalitala, Dumurjola Stadium. Shibpur Bazaar is a busy marketplace, where most of Shibpur's shops and stalls are located.
Shalimar is a terminus station for south eastern railway, is also a port. Shalimar port is even older than the Kolkata port made by the colonial rulers. Shalimar port was in function during the Mughal Empire, which was connected to the rest of the country with Grand Trunk Road.
Shibpur contain many of the good schools and colleges in West Bengal. The eminent institution Bengal Engineering College, the second oldest engineering college in India, was given the status of a university making it the first university in Howrah. The university was renamed the Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur. Shibpur Hindu Girls' High School, B. K. Paul's Institution,Vabani Balika Vidyalaya, Tara Sundari Valika Vidyalaya, Howrah Zilla School, Shibpur Srimat Swami Projnanananda Saraswati Vidyalaya, Howrah Vivekananda Institution, Shibpur Sri Ramkrishna Vidyalaya, Shibpur Shikshalaya, Sri Ramkrishna Sikshalaya are well known school in the state for its large number of good students.
Dumurjala adds to sports excellence of Howrah which is known for the football talents like Sailen Manna. The newly built indoor stadium is encircled with a clubs devoted to various sports and athletic activities like swimming, hockey and cricket, not to mention football.
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