Behala

Behala is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, located in the Kolkata district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. It is broadly spread across Ward Numbers: 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), and is divided into two Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Behala Paschim and Behala Purba. This area is served by the South West Division of the Kolkata Police, also known as Behala Division (The division comprises Behala, Taratala, Parnasree, Sarsuna, Thakurpukur, and Haridevpur).

Behala is one of the oldest residential areas of the city. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury family, one of the oldest zamindar families of western Bengal and trustee of the Kalighat Kali Temple, live here. It is also home to Sourav Ganguly, former Indian national cricket captain, and Sovan Chatterjee, the former Mayor of Kolkata.