Being, the abode of the great Sabarna Roy Choudhury family, Barisha gained its importance both as a centre of history, education and religious culture. Situated in the south of Kolkata and a distance of only 10 kilometers from esplanade, Barisha is now under the Kolkata Corporation and is spread over four wards -123,124,125 and 126. The area starts from Viveckananda Women's College in the north an
d is spread to Thakurpukur in the south. The area of Barisha is now thickly populated and comprises of people from all Religion, caste, creed and works of life. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury family at Barisha now consists of about 2500 members and thus is the single biggest family living here. Also they are the biggest single family in Kolkata with about 5000 members. When Laksmikanta Gangopadhyay got the Jaigirdari of huge area of lands in 1608 from ManSingha, the place of Barisha came under his dominion. He started a Durga puja here in 1610, which is now the oldest Durga puja in Bengal. Also in total at present, Six Durga pujas are being held in the family at Barisha. The descendants of Laksmikanta later on started living here and carried on developmental and social works.The family is still carrying on its work in making the dream come into reality.
