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Khidderpore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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neighborhood
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India
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9
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Kolkata
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Kidderpore
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Khidderpore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

== Etymology == thumb|Kidderpore Bridge thumb|St Stephens Cemetery of Kidderpore The port got its name from James Kyd, a 19th-century engineer who designed and supervised the building of the lock gate that connects the nearby port to the Hooghly River.

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