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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = New Town
| other_name =
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Satellite City of [[Kolkata]]
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 275
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| image4 = DLF IT Park - Rajarhat 2012-04-11 9380.JPG
| caption4=DLF IT Park
| image5 = Mother's Wax Museum, New Town.jpg
|caption5=[[Mother's Wax Museum]]
| image6= New Town Skyline captured from Bengal Intelligent Park, Saltlake, Kolkata (12 of 2 photos).jpg
|caption6= New Town skyline
}}
| image_alt =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3#Asia#Earth
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5894|N|88.4748|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|Districts]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]<br>[[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]]<ref name="NKDA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icra.in/Rationale/GetRationaleFile/27752|title=NKDA Overview|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815060757/https://www.icra.in/Rationale/GetRationaleFile/27752|url-status=live}}</ref>
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]
| established_title = <!-- Established -->
| established_date = November 2008
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Statutory Development Board
| governing_body = New Town Kolkata Development Authority,
[[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="NKDA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf|date=27 January 2014|title=Landuse and Development Control Plan for New Town Planning Area 2012|author=West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO)|access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129031509/https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 93.9
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 400000-500000
| population_as_of = July 2018
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 1218
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="NKDA" /><ref>{{cite web|title=New Town to become Municipality|date=30 July 2018|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/soon-new-town-to-become-municipality-312026|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=17 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917221357/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/soon-new-town-to-become-municipality-312026|url-status=live}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 700135, 700136, 700156, 700157, 700160, 700161
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 =
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 =
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajarhat New Town]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.nkdamar.org}},
{{URL|http://www.wbhidcoltd.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''New Town''' ([[also known as|a.k.a]] '''Rajarhat New Town''') is a posh [[planned city|planned]] [[smart city]] located in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Being one of the [[Satellite city|satellite cities]] of state capital [[Kolkata]], New Town is located 11 km east from [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Satellite Towns List |publisher=Walk Through India |url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/top-12-upcoming-planned-satellite-cities-india/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225214125/http://www.walkthroughindia.com/cities/top-12-upcoming-planned-satellite-cities-india/ |archive-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> It is a part of [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] and comes under [[North 24 Parganas district]] and [[South 24 Parganas district]]. It is administered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007 |url=http://www.nkdamar.org/Statutes/The%20NKDA%20Act%202007.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211031733/https://www.nkdamar.org/Statutes/The%20NKDA%20Act%202007.pdf |archive-date=11 February 2022 |access-date=21 March 2017 |publisher=NTKDA}}</ref> New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "[[Smart City|Smart Green City]]" by [[Government of India]].<ref name="neliti"/>
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