New Barrackpur

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  ?New Barrackpur
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7, 88.45
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 83,183 (2001)
Municipality Chairman Mrinal Banerjee [1]
Codes
• Telephone
• +91 33

Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7, 88.45 New Barrackpur (also spelt New Barrackpore) is a town and a municipality under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision. [2]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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[edit] Geography

New Barrackpur is 17 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[3]It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Jessore road is the nearest main road from New Barrackpur (Bus stop-B.T.College bus stop). New Barrackpur is 22 km from Sealdah by Bus. Netaji Subhash International Airport is 5 minutes by car.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[4], New Barrackpur had a population of 84,183. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. New Barrackpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 62%. In New Barrackpur, 7% of the population is under 6 years of Age.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official District Administration site
  2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  3. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
  4. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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