North 24 Parganas district
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| North 24 parganas | |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Barasat |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 2134 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population - Density |
89,34,286 - 2181/km² |
| Abbreviation (ISO) | PN |
North 24 Parganas is a district of West Bengal, India. This district is also written as 24 Parganas(North).
The headquarters of this district is in Barasat.
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[edit] History
[edit] Geography
The district lies within the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta.The river Ganges flows along the entire west border of the district.
[edit] Location
Latitude: 23°15'North - 22°11' North Longitude: 89°5'East - 88°20' East
[edit] Land
Soil Status varies from sandy to clay loam
Ratio of land High:Medium:Low=17:44:39
[edit] Climate
The climate is tropical- like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal.The hallmark is the Monsoon- from early June to mid September.The weather remains dry during the winter(mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.
Annual Rainfall 1,579mm(Normal)
Temperature 41°C in May(Max) and 10°C in January(Min)
Relative Humidity Between 50% in March & 90% in July
[edit] Economy
Mainly farming and service peopole, main city Barasat.
[edit] Government and politics
[edit] Administrative Units
[edit] District Administration
Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS, District Magistrate & Collector [ Ph.No. 033-25523662 (off), 25523474 (Res), 25523535[fax)] Parwez Ahmed Siddiqui, IAS, Additional District Magistrate (G), Ph.No. 033-25523355 and 25842212 (fax)
- Sub-Divisions - 5
Barasat SDO- SC Ghosh , Ph.No. 9433043355, Barrackpore SDO- Umapda Chatterjee Ph.NO. 09830038776, Basirhat SDO- Susanta Dutta ,Ph.No. 09434010170, Bongaon SDO-Bhudeb Biswas, Ph.No. 09434159425, Bidhannagar SDO-Tapas Chowdhary, Ph,No.-09433072314
- Blocks 22
- Panchayat Samities 22
- Gram Panchayats 200
- Mouzas 1,606
- Municipalities 27
- Non-Municipal Towns 33
- Outgrowths 11
- Cantonment Board 01
- Police Stations 35
- Inhabited villages 1,599
[edit] Municipalities
- Kanchrapara
- Halisahar
- Naihati
- Bhatpara
- Garulia
[edit] North Barrackpur
- Barrackpore
- Titagarh
- Khardaha
- Panihati
- Kamarhati
- Baranagar
- North Dum dum
- South Dum Dum
- Dum Dum
- New Barrackpore
- Bidhannagar
- Barasat
- Madhyamgram
- Rajarhat-Gopalpur
- Habra
- Gobardanga
- Asoknagar-Kalyangarh
- Basirhat
- Baduria
- Taki
- Bongaon
[edit] Transport
[edit] Demographics
- Population:89,30,295 (2001 census)
Male:46,35,262 Female:42,95,033
- Area:4094 square km
- Population Density:2181 per square km
- Sex ratio: 927 females per 1000 males
- Decadal Growth Rate 1991-200 : 22.64
- Literacy rate(excluding 0-6 age group),in percentage:78.07
Male:83.92 Female:71.72
[edit] Education
Primary School 2353,799
Middle School 26163
High School 204560
Higher Secondary 15328
Degree College 237
Technical Schools & Colleges 116
[edit] Health facilities
District Hospital 10 with 2500 beds
Sub Divisional Hospital 14 with 1870 beds
state_name General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
Rural Hospital 07 with 228 beds
Block Primary Health Centre 15
[edit] Important Towns
Jagulia
[edit] External links
- Everything about the district of North 24 Parganas- a really good site
- map of North 24 Parganas
- another map of North 24 Parganas
- Census 2001 data
| Districts of West Bengal |
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| Bankura | Bardhaman | Birbhum | Cooch Behar | Darjeeling | North Dinajpur | South Dinajpur | Hooghly | Howrah | Jalpaiguri | Kolkata | Malda | Midnapore East | Midnapore West | Murshidabad | Nadia | North 24 Parganas | South 24 Parganas | Purulia |
| Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district |
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