Hridaypur

Hridaypur
—  neighbourhood  —
Hridaypur
Location of Hridaypur
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Municipality Chairman Pradip Chakrabarty
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


4 metres (13 ft)

Website north24parganas.nic.in/

Hridaypur (Bengali: হৃদয়পুর) is a locality in the municipal area of Barasat in the state of West Bengal, India. Hridaypur is also a railway station in Bongaon line, a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Sealdah Station[1] of Kolkata.

The rail-line bisects the area in 2 zones:

The Eastern part extends to National Highway 34. The western part is larger as well as more rural. West Hridaypur lacks any defined boundary.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [2]

References

  1. ^ Eastern Railway time table
  2. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.