Noapara, India

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Noapara
নোয়াপাড়া
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Noapara
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°49′20″N 88°22′11″E / 22.8222320°N 88.3695924°E / 22.8222320; 88.3695924Coordinates: 22°49′20″N 88°22′11″E / 22.8222320°N 88.3695924°E / 22.8222320; 88.3695924
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Languages
  Official BengaliEnglish
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 743201, 743221
Telephone code 91 3216
Lok Sabha constituency Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Noapara

Noapara is a town with a police station in Barrackpore subdivision of Kolkata city in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is the neighbour of the city of Kolkata and recently got a Kolkata Metro station named as the Noapara metro station and it is also the largest among all the Metro Railways Station operated by the Kolkata Metro Railways opened up on 10th July 2013 with limited facilities[1]

Geography

Noapara is located at 22°49′20″N 88°22′11″E / 22.8222320°N 88.3695924°E / 22.8222320; 88.3695924.

Demographics

Noapara has a population of 5,692.[2]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[3]

References

  1. Gupta, Jayanta (21 November 2012). "March 2013 date for Noapara Metro". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013. 
  2. "CENSUS DATA District Name :NORTH 24 PARGANAS(11) Block Name :Barrackpur - I(0008)". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  3. "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. Retrieved 2007-08-24. 
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