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North 24 Parganas district is a district in southern West Bengal

West Bengal

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, of eastern India

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. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. It is bordered to Nadia

Nadia District

Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....

by north, to Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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(Khulna

Khulna

Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna...

Division) by north and east, to South 24 Parganas and Kolkata

Kolkata District

Kolkata district is an administrative district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It contains the center part of the city of Kolkata. The jurisdiction of the Kolkata...

by south and to Kolkata

Kolkata District

Kolkata district is an administrative district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It contains the center part of the city of Kolkata. The jurisdiction of the Kolkata...

, Howrah

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

and Hoogly

Hooghly District

Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...

by west. Barasat

Barasat

Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...

is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas.

North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district. It is also the tenth-largest district in the State by area and second-most populated district in the country, after Thane district

Thane District

Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...

of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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Ancient History

According to Ptolemy

Ptolemy

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's Treatise on geography, written in the 2nd Century A.D., the ancient land of Gangaridi was stretched between the rivers Bhagirathi-Hoogly (lower Ganges) and Padma-Meghna. The modern-day 24 Parganas was the southern and the south-eastern territory of that legendary kingdom.

Archeological excavation at Berachampa village in Deganga PS proves that though the area was not directly attached to the rule of the Guptas

Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the...

, yet it could not shun their cultural influence. Xuanzang

Xuanzang

Xuanzang was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period...

(c. 629-685) visited 30 Buddhist Biharas and 100 Hindu Temples in India and some of these were in the Greater 24 Parganas region.

The district was not a part of Shashanka

Shashanka

Shashanka is often attributed with creating the first separate political entity in a unified Bengal called Gauda and as such is a major figure in Bengali history. He reigned in 7th century AD, and some historians place his rule approximately between 590 AD and 625 AD. He is the contemporary of...

's unified Bengali empire known as Gauda

Gauḍa region

Gauda , was a territory located in Bengal in ancient and mediaeval times.-Location and extent:The Arthashastra of Chanakya refers to it along with Vanga, Pundra and Kamarupa. This geographical idea continues with some of the ancient texts...

, but it is assumed that the district which was the south-west frontier territory of ancient Bengal, was comprised in under the rule of Dharmapala

Dharmapala

In Vajrayana Buddhism, a dharmapāla is a type of wrathful deity. The name means "Dharma-defender" in Sanskrit, and the dharmapālas are also known as the Defenders of the Law , or the Protectors of the Law, in English....

(estimated c. 770-810). The Pala rule was not quite strong in this part, as no excavation uncovered any of Buddhist Pala antiquities but many Hindu Sena sculptures.

Middle Ages

In the middle of 16th century, Portuguese

Portugal

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pirates began to invade and plunder many of the waterways and prosperous human settlements in the lower delta region. People left these places in fear of being murdered, raped, or captured to be sold as slaves. The Basirhat

Basirhat

Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...

sub-division of North 24 Parganas suffered these torments.

Maharaja Pratapaditya, a Bhuian king (one of the 12 feudal lords of Bengal who declared their sovereignty from the Mughal Empire

Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

) of Jessore, Khulna

Khulna

, Barisal and Greater 24 Parganas, fought and resisted the Portuguese in the early years of the 17th Century. When he was defeated by the Mughals, Lakshmikanta Majumdar of Barisha, a sub-ordinate of the king, won the favor of fortune. While establishing the famous Kali Temple at Kalighat

Kalighat

Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, India. One of the oldest neighborhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated and vibrant -- with a rich history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time....

, Majumdar got some help from Raja Basanta Roy, Pratapaditya's uncle who was later killed by his ever-suspicious nephew. Yet Majumdar played for Abdul Rahman Khan, the Mughal Subbadar (governor of Mughal provinces). Pratapaditya lost the battles of Salka and Magrahat and was captured by the Mughal. Later he died in prison on the way to Delhi. Majumdar was reworded the zamindari of Magura, Paikan, Anwarpur and Kalikata for his treason against his own sovereign from Jahangir in 1611. Later his grandson was bestowed the Zamindari of Khulna and Greater 24 Parganas

24 Parganas

24 Parganas district is a former district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was split into two districts — North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district, with effect from 1 March 1986....

(partially) by Murshid Quli Khan

Murshid Quli Khan

Murshid Quli Khan was the first Nawab of Bengal. In fact circumstances resulted in his being the first independent ruler of Bengal post the death of Emperor Aurangzeb...

, the Nawab of Bengal

Nawab of Bengal

The Nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary nazims or subadars of the subah of Bengal during the Mughal rule and the de-facto rulers of the province.-History:...

. Once the capital of Raja Bikramaditya and Maharaja Pratapaditya was at Dhumghat. Later it was transferred to Ishwaripur (originated from the name Jeshoreshwaripur). Maharaja Pratapaditya declared independence of South Bengal (Jessore, Khulna in north, Sundarbans, Bay of Bengal in South, Barisal in east and River Ganges in west) against the Mughal Empire of India.

Jashoreshwari Kali Temple (built by Pratapaditya), Chanda Bhairab Mandir at Ishwaripur (a triangular temple, built during the Sena period), Five domed Tenga Mosque at Banshipur (Mughal period), two big and four small domed Hammankhana (constructed by Pratapaditya) at Bangshipur, Govinda Dev Temple at Gopalpur (built by Basanta Roy, uncle of Maharaja Pratapaditya in 1593), Jahajghata Port (Khanpur). Pratapaditya king of Jessore and one of the bara-bhuiyans of Bengal. Pratapaditya fought against the Mughal imperial army during its inroad into Bengal in the early 17th century. His father Shrihari (Shridhar), a Kayastha, was an influential officer in the service of daud khan karrani. On the fall of Daud he fled away with the government treasure in his custody. He then set up a kingdom for himself in the marshy land to the extreme south of Khulna district (1574) and took the title of Maharaja. Pratapaditya succeeded to the kingship in 1574. The baharistan and the travel diary of Abdul Latif and the contemporary European writers, all testify to the personal ability of Pratapaditya, his political pre-eminence, material resources and martial strength, particularly in war-boats. His territories covered the greater part of what is now included in the greater Jessore, Khulna and Barisal districts. He established his capital at Dhumghat, a strategic position at the confluence of the Jamuna and Ichhamati.

Among the Bengal zamindars Pratapaditya was the first to send his envoy to Islam Khan Chisti with a large gift to win the favour of the Mughals, and then tendered personal submission to the Subahdar (1609). He promised military assistance and personal service in the Mughal campaign against musa khan, a pledge that he did not keep. To punish Pratapaditya for his disloyalty as a vassal and to subjugate his territory, a large expedition was launched under the command of Ghiyas Khan, which soon reached a place named Salka, near the confluence of the Jamuna and Ichhamati (1611). Pratapaditya equipped a strong army and a fleet and placed them under expert officers including Feringis, Afghans and Pathans. His eldest son Udayaditya made a big fort at Salka with natural barriers on three sides rendering it almost impregnable. In battle the Jessore fleet gained an initial advantage. But the imperial army cut off the Jessore fleet, made a breach in its ranks and broke its unity and discipline. In the melee that followed, the admiral Khwaja Kamal was killed. Udayaditya lost heart and hastily fled to his father, narrowly escaping capture. Jamal Khan evacuated the fort and followed Udayaditya.

Pratapaditya prepared himself to fight a second time from a new base near the confluence of Kagarghat canal and the Jamuna. He made a big fort at a strategic point and gathered all his available forces there. The imperialists began the battle by an attack on the Jessore fleet (Jan 1612) and compelled it to seek shelter beneath the fort. But their further advance was checked by the heavy cannonade of the Jessore artillery. A sudden attack of the imperialists completely defeated the Jessore fleet and they fell upon the fort with the elephants in front, thereby compelling Pratapaditya to evacuate the fort and retreat.

The second defeat sealed the fate of Pratapaditya. At Kagarghat he tendered submission to Ghiyas Khan, who personally escorted Pratapaditya to Islam Khan at Dhaka. The Jessore king was put in chains and his kingdom was annexed. Pratapaditya was kept confined at Dhaka. No authentic information is available regarding his last days. Probably he died at Benares on his way to Delhi, as a prisoner.basirhat uttar, basirhat daksin

British Raj

The territory of Greater 24 Parganas were under the Satgaon (ancient Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the Mughal era and later it was included in Hoogly chakla (district under post-Mughal Nawabi rule) during the rule of Murshid Quli Khan

Murshid Quli Khan

Murshid Quli Khan was the first Nawab of Bengal. In fact circumstances resulted in his being the first independent ruler of Bengal post the death of Emperor Aurangzeb...

. In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey

Battle of Plassey

The Battle of Plassey , 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next hundred years...

, Nawab Mir Jafar

Mir Jafar

-Notes:# "Riyazu-s-salatin", Ghulam Husain Salim - a reference to the appointment of Mohanlal can be found # "Seir Muaqherin", Ghulam Husain Tabatabai - a reference to the conspiracy can be found...

confer the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) to the British East India Company

British East India Company

The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

. These were Amirpur, Akbarpur, Balia, Birati

Birati

Birati is a neighbourhood in the North Dumdum municipality area, in the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located at the east of Calcutta , beside the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum...

, Azimabad, Basandhari, Baridhati, Bagjola, Kalikata, Garh, Hatiagarh, Islampur, Dakshin Sagar, Kharijuri, Khaspur, Ikhtiarpur, Magura, Medanmalla, Maida, Manpur,Barasat,Muragachha,Pechakuli, Paikan, Rajarhat

Rajarhat

Rajarhat Gopalpur , a neighbourhood of Calcutta, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is a fast-growing planned new city. It is situated near the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international standing are...

, Shahpur, Shahnagar, Satal,New Barrackpore[Aharampur] and Uttar Pargana. Since then, this entire territory is known as Twentyfour Parganas.

In 1751, the Company assigned John Zephaniah Holwell

John Zephaniah Holwell

John Zephaniah Holwell FRS was a surgeon, an employee of the English East India Company, and a temporary Governor of Bengal...

as zemindar of the District. In 1759, after the Bengali War

Battle of Plassey

of 1756-57, the Company assigned it to Lord Clive

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB , also known as Clive of India, was a British officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal. He is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British crown...

as a personal Jaghir (zamindari) and after his death it again came under the direct authority of the Company.

In 1793, during the rule of Lord Cornwallis, entire Sunderbans were in Twentyfour Parganas. In 1802, some parganas on the western banks of river Hoogly were included into it. These parganas were in Nadia

Nadia District

earlier. In 1814, a separate collectorate was established in Twenty-four Parganas. In 1817, Falta and Baranagar and in 1820, some potions of Nadia’s Balanda and Anwarpur were encompassed to it. In 1824, portions of Barasat

Barasat

, Khulna

Khulna

and Bakhargunge (now in Bangladesh) were also included to it. In 1824, the district Headquarter was shifted from Kolkata to Baruipur, but in 1828, it was removed to Alipore

Alipore

Alipore is headquarters of South 24 Parganas district and a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.Alipore, Kolkata, not to be confused with Alipore, Gujarat, is one of the poshest and costliest localities in Kolkata, along with the area Ballygunge...

. In 1834, the district was split into two districts – Alipore

Alipore

and Barasat

Barasat

, but later these were united again.

In 1905, some portion of this district around the Sunderbans was detached and linked to Khulna and Barishal. These parts remained in Pakistan

Pakistan

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(later Bangladesh

Bangladesh

territories where Jessore’s Bangaon was joined to Twentyfour Pargana after the 1947 partition.

After Independence

In 1983, an administrative reform committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Ashok Mitra suggested to spilt the district into two and as per the recommendation of the committee in 1986, 1 March two districts – North and South 24 Parganas were created. The North 24 Parganas which was included to the Presidency

Presidency

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Division has been formed with 5 sub-divisions of the Greater 24 Parganas namely Barasat

Barasat

(Headquarter), Barrackpore

Barrackpore

Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...

, Basirhat

Basirhat

Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...

, Bangaon

Bangaon

Bongaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bongaon is headquarters of Bongaon subdivision.- Geography :...

and Bidhannagar (a satellite township of Kolkata, popularly known as Salt Lake).

Geography

The district lies within the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. The river Ganges flows along the entire west border of the district. There are many other rivers, which include the Ichhamati

Ichamati River

Ichamati River , is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing the problem of siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry season and floods in the rainy season...

, Jamuna, and Bidyadhari

Bidyadhari River

Bidyadhari River , is a river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It originates near Haringhata in Nadia district and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before joining the Raimangal River in the Sundarbans.The river has formed a major navigation route for...

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination

North 24 Parganas is one of the nine (including Kolkata) severely arsenic affected district in West Bengal. On the basis of updated survey conducted by School of Environmental Studies (SOES), Jadavpur University, out of total 22 administrative blocks in 22, 21 and 16 blocks arsenic above 10 μg/L (WHO Recommended value of arsenic in drinking water), 50 μg/L (Indian standard value of arsenic in drinking water) and 300 μg/L (the concentration predicting overt arsenical skin lesions) was noted respectively. The maximum arsenic contamination level found in this district is 2830μg/L in the Baduria block.

Climate

The climate is tropical, like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon, which lasts 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

Economy

Muslims are mainly engaged in farming, fishing and other agricultural activities. The average size of agricultural landholdings in 3.2 Bighas. Hindu "Refugees" from Bangladesh form a major part of the industrial workforce. North 24 Parganas is one of the economically backward District of West Bengal

West Bengal

, but there is chronic poverty in the southern half of the District ( the Sundarbans

Sundarbans

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area )

Administrative subdivisions

The district comprises five subdivisions: Barrackpore, Barasat Sadar, Basirhat, Bangaon and Bidhannagar. Barrackpore subdivision consists of sixteen municipalities (Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality under Bijpur police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...

, Halisahar

Halisahar

Halisahar is a city and a municipality under Bijpur/ Naihati police stations of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.It was formerly known Kumarhata. It has an...

, Naihati

Naihati

Naihati is a town and an important railway junction station on the Indian Railways network, in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.-Geography:Naihati is located at...

, Bhatpara

Bhatpara

Bhatpara is a city and a municipality under Jagatdal police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated on the bank of Hoogly river. It is mainly known for its rich traditions in the field of Sanskrit learning...

, Garulia

Garulia

Garulia is a town and a municipality under Noapara police stations of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Garulia Municipality is sub-divided into 12 wards for the...

, Barrackpore

Barrackpore

, North Barrackpur

North Barrackpur

North Barrackpur is a city and a municipality under Barrackpore/ Noapara police stations of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:North Barrackpur is located at .-Demographics:...

, New Barrackpur

New Barrackpur

New Barrackpur is a town and a municipality under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Titagarh

Titagarh

Titagarh is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...

, Khardaha

Khardaha

Khardaha is a city, a municipality and police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority....

, Panihati

Panihati

Panihati is a city and a municipality under Khardaha/ Ghola police stations of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority....

, Kamarhati

Kamarhati

Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal...

, Baranagar

Baranagar

Baranagar or Barahanagar, meaning the big and town or land of the pig , is a town in the northern outskirts of Kolkata. It is a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. A railway station of the same name is on the Dankuni line off the Sealdah north section...

, Dum Dum

Dum Dum

Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport.Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata...

, North Dumdum

North Dumdum

North Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:North Dum Dum is located at .-Demographics:...

and South Dumdum

South Dumdum

South Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. South Dum Dum consists of localities like, Nagerbazar, Bangur, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Paikpara.-Demographics:...

) and two community development blocks: Barrackpore–I and Barrackpore–II. Barasat Sadar subdivision consists of six municipalities (Barasat

Barasat

, Habra

Habra

Habra is a city, a municipality and a police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an administrative subdivision. Habra is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole...

, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is a popular city and a municipality under Ashoknagar police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India....

, Madhyamgram

Madhyamgram

Madhyamgram is a small town in the district of North 24 Parganas within the Indian state of West Bengal and suburban of Metropolitan City Kolkata, having Calcutta postal code and telephone zone...

and Gobardanga

Gobardanga

Gobardanga is a town and a municipality under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest municipality of West Bengal. Go means 'world/earth', Bar means 'Greatest' and Danga means 'Place'. i.e...

) and seven community development blocks: Barasat–I, Barasat–II, Amdanga, Deganga, Habra–I, Habra–II and Rajarhat. Bangaon subdivision consists of Bangaon

Bangaon

Bongaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bongaon is headquarters of Bongaon subdivision.- Geography :...

municipality and three community development blocks: Bagda, Bangaon and Gaighata. Basirhat subdivision consists of three municipalities (Basirhat

Basirhat

Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...

, Baduria

Baduria

Baduria is a town and a municipality and police station of Basirhat subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Baduria is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metres .-Demographics:...

and Taki

Taki

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) and ten community development blocks: Baduria, Basirhat–I, Basirhat–II, Haroa, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali–I and Sandeshkhali–II and Swarupnagar. Bidhannagar subdivision consists of only Bidhannagar municipality. Barasat

Barasat

is the district headquarters. There are 35 police stations, 22 development blocks, 27 municipalities, 200 gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s and 1599 villages in this district.

Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 48 urban units: 27 municipalities and 20 census town

Census town

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s and 1 cantonment board.

Barrackpore subdivision
Barrackpore subdivision
Barrackpore subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of sixteen municipalities , one Cantonment Board ,...

Sixteen municipalities: Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality under Bijpur police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...

, Halisahar
Halisahar
Halisahar is a city and a municipality under Bijpur/ Naihati police stations of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.It was formerly known Kumarhata. It has an...

, Naihati
Naihati
Naihati is a town and an important railway junction station on the Indian Railways network, in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.-Geography:Naihati is located at...

, Bhatpara
Bhatpara
Bhatpara is a city and a municipality under Jagatdal police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated on the bank of Hoogly river. It is mainly known for its rich traditions in the field of Sanskrit learning...

, Garulia
Garulia
Garulia is a town and a municipality under Noapara police stations of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Garulia Municipality is sub-divided into 12 wards for the...

, Barrackpore
Barrackpore
Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...

, North Barrackpur
North Barrackpur
North Barrackpur is a city and a municipality under Barrackpore/ Noapara police stations of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:North Barrackpur is located at .-Demographics:...

, New Barrackpur
New Barrackpur
New Barrackpur is a town and a municipality under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Titagarh
Titagarh
Titagarh is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...

, Khardaha
Khardaha
Khardaha is a city, a municipality and police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority....

, Panihati
Panihati
Panihati is a city and a municipality under Khardaha/ Ghola police stations of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority....

, Kamarhati
Kamarhati
Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal...

, Baranagar
Baranagar
Baranagar or Barahanagar, meaning the big and town or land of the pig , is a town in the northern outskirts of Kolkata. It is a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. A railway station of the same name is on the Dankuni line off the Sealdah north section...

, Dum Dum
Dum Dum
Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport.Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata...

, North Dumdum
North Dumdum
North Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:North Dum Dum is located at .-Demographics:...

and South Dumdum
South Dumdum
South Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. South Dum Dum consists of localities like, Nagerbazar, Bangur, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Paikpara.-Demographics:...

.
One Cantonment Board: Barrackpur Cantonment
Barrackpur Cantonment
Barrackpur Cantonment is a cantonment town under Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...
Barrackpore I (Community development block)
Barrackpore I (Community development block)
Barrackpore I is an administrative division in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bijpur, Naihati, Jagatdal and Noapara police stations serve this block...

consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and three census towns: Jetia
Jetia
Jetia is a census town under Bijpur police station of Barrackpore subdivision.in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jetia is located at .- Demographics :...

, Garshyamnagar
Garshyamnagar
Garshyamnagar is a census town under Jagatdal police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

and Kaugachhi
Kaugachhi
Kaugachhi is a census town under Jagatdal police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

.
Barrackpore II (Community development block)
Barrackpore II (Community development block)
Barrackpore II is an administrative division in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Titagarh, Khardah and Ghola police stations serve this block...

consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats and six census towns: Jafarpur
Jafarpur
Jafarpur is a census town under Titagarh police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jafarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres ....

, Talbandha
Talbandha
Talbandha is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Talbandha is located at .-Demographics:...

, Muragachha
Muragachha
Muragachha is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Muragachha is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

, Patulia
Patulia
Patulia is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Patulia is located at .-Demographics:...

, Ruiya
Ruiya
Ruiya is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ruyia is located at .-Demographics:...

and Chandpur
Chandpur, Ghola
Chandpur is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chandpur is located at .-Demographics:...

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One more census town: Ichhapur Defence Estate
Ichhapur Defence Estate
Ichhapur Defence Estate is a census town under Noapara police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ichhapur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

.

Barasat Sadar subdivision
Barasat Sadar subdivision
Barasat Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of six municipalities and seven community development blocks: Barasat–I, Barasat–II, Amdanga, Deganga, Habra–I, Habra–II and Rajarhat...

Six municipalities: Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...

, Habra
Habra
Habra is a city, a municipality and a police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an administrative subdivision. Habra is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole...

, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is a popular city and a municipality under Ashoknagar police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India....

, Madhyamgram
Madhyamgram
Madhyamgram is a small town in the district of North 24 Parganas within the Indian state of West Bengal and suburban of Metropolitan City Kolkata, having Calcutta postal code and telephone zone...

and Gobardanga
Gobardanga
Gobardanga is a town and a municipality under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest municipality of West Bengal. Go means 'world/earth', Bar means 'Greatest' and Danga means 'Place'. i.e...
Barasat I (Community development block)
Barasat I (Community development block)
Barasat I is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Barasat police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town: Duttapukur.
Barasat II (Community development block)
Barasat II (Community development block)
Barasat II is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Barasat and Airport police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Krishnapur...

consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
Amdanga (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Deganga (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
Habra I (Community development block)
Habra I (Community development block)
Habra I is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Habra police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and three census towns: Nokpul
Nokpul
Nokpul is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

, Maslandapur
Maslandapur
Maslandapur is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 54 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway...

and Sadpur
Sadpur
Sadpur is a census town in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Sadpur had a population of 6742. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sadpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...

.
Habra II (Community development block)
Habra II (Community development block)
Habra II is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Habra police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and two census towns: Bara Bamonia
Bara Bamonia
Bara Bamonia is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat Sadar subdivision,in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

and Guma.
Rajarhat (Community development block)
Rajarhat (Community development block)
Rajarhat is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Rajarhat police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats and one census town: Raigachhi
Raigachhi
Raigachhi is a census town under Rajarhat police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

.

Bangaon subdivision
Bangaon subdivision
Bangaon subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Bangaon municipality and three community development blocks: Bagda, Bangaon and Gaighata. The three blocks contain two census towns and 38 gram panchayats...

One municipality: Bangaon
Bangaon
Bongaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bongaon is headquarters of Bongaon subdivision.- Geography :...
Bagdah (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
Bangaon (Community development block)
Bangaon (Community development block)
Bangaon is an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Basirhat police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas only with 16 gram panchayats.
Gaighata (Community development block) consists of rural areas with 13 gram panchayats and two census towns: Sonatikiri
Sonatikiri
Sonatikiri is a census town under Gaighata police station of Bangaon subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sonatikiri is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

and Dhakuria
Dhakuria, North 24 Parganas
Dhakuria is a census town in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dhakuria is located at . It is located in Gaighata community development block under Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district. This town is part of Gaighata Police Station.-Demographics:...

.

Basirhat subdivision
Basirhat subdivision
Basirhat subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of three municipalities and ten community development blocks: Baduria, Basirhat–I, Basirhat–II, Haroa, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali–I and...

Three municipalities: Basirhat
Basirhat
Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...

, Baduria
Baduria
Baduria is a town and a municipality and police station of Basirhat subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Baduria is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metres .-Demographics:...

and Taki
Taki
-People :*Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Comoros politician, president *Mohamed Taki , Moroccan athlete* Taki, a fictional female ninja from the Soul series of fighting games...
Baduria (Community development block)
Baduria (Community development block)
Baduria is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Baduria police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas only with 14 gram panchayats.
Basirhat I (Community development block)
Basirhat I (Community development block)
Basirhat I is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Basirhat police station serves this block...

consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
Basirhat II (Community development block)
Basirhat II (Community development block)
Basirhat II is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Basirhat police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Krishna Madanpur...

consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town: Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria is a census town under Basirhat police station of Basirhat subdivision, in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

.
Haroa (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Hasnabad (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
Hingalganj (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
Minakhan (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Sandeshkhali I (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Sandeshkhali II (Community development block)
Sandeshkhali II (Community development block)
Sandeshkhali II is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sandeshkhali police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kumarjola....

consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Swarupnagar (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.

Bidhannagar subdivision
Bidhannagar subdivision
Bidhannagar subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of only Bidhannagar municipality. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bidhannagar.-Area:...

This subdivision consists of urban areas only, viz. Bidhannagar municipality.

Assembly constituencies

The district is divided into 28 assembly constituencies:

Bagadaha (SC)
Bagda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bagda is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 84),
Bangaon
Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
-1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat:In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat....

(assembly constituency no. 85),
Gaighata
Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Gaighata is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The Gaighata seat was an open seat up to 2011.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 86),
Habra
Habra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Habra is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 100),
Ashoknagar
Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Ashoknagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 101),
Amdanga
Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Amdanga is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 89),
Barasat
Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.-1977-2006:In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dr. Bithika Mondal of Forward Bloc won the Barasat assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years...

(assembly constituency no. 90),
Rajarhat (SC)
Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Rajarhat Gopalpur is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat , covering the area...

(assembly constituency no. 91),
Deganga
Deganga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Deganga is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 92),
Swarupnagar
Swarupnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Swarupnagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 93),
Baduria
Baduria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baduria is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 94),
Basirhat
Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Basirhat Uttar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...

(assembly constituency no. 95),
Hasnabad
Hasnabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Hasnabad was an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Hasnabad ceases to exist from 2011. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency...

(assembly constituency no. 96),
Haroa (SC)
Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Haroa is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 97),
Sandeshkhali (SC)
Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes from 2011...

(assembly constituency no. 98),
Hingalganj (SC)
Hingalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Hingalganj is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 99),
Bijpur
Bijpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bijpur is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 103 Bijpur is composed of the following: Kanchrapara municipality and Halisahar municipality.Bijpur is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 128),
Naihati
Naihati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Naihati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 129),
Bhatpara
Bhatpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bhatpara is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 105 Bhatpara is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 17 of Bhatpara municipality.Bhatpara is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 130),
Jagatdal
Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006-1977-2006:In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Rahul Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001. Contests in most years were multi...

(assembly constituency no. 131),
Noapara
Noapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Noapara is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 132),
Titagarh
Titagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Titagarh was an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, while Barrackpore comes in to existence in 2011, Titagarh ceases to exist from the same year.Titagarh was part...

(assembly constituency no. 133),
Khardaha
Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006-1977-2006:In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Asim Dasgupta of CPI, won the Khardaha seat defeating his nearest rivals Mahadeb Basak of BJP in 2006, Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Chinmoy...

(assembly constituency no. 134),
Panihati
Panihati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Panihati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 111 Panihati is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 14, 16, 17 and 22 to 34 of Panihati municipality.Panihati is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 135),
Kamarhati
Kamarhati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kamarhati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 112 Kamarhati is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 16 and 21 to 35 of Kamarhati municipality.Kamarhati is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 136),
Baranagar
Baranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baranagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 137),
Dum Dum
Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dum Dum is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 114 Dum Dum is composed of the following: Dum Dum municipality and Ward Nos.1 to 17 of South Dum Dum municipality.Dum Dum is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 138) and
Belgachia East (assembly constituency no. 139).

Bagdaha, Rajarhat, Haroa, Sandeshkhali and Hingalganj constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Bagdaha, Bangaon, Gaighata, Habra, Ashoknagar, Barasat and Deganga assembly constituencies form the Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barasat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasatin West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

. Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Titagarh and Noapara assembly constituencies form the Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barrackpore is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barrackpore in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

. Rajarhat, Khardah, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum and Belgachia East assembly constituencies form the Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Dum Dum in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

. Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat, Hasnabad, Haroa and Hingalganj constituencies are part of the Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Basirhat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

, which also contains one assembly segment from South 24 Parganas district

South 24 Parganas district

South 24 Parganas district is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It has the urban fringe of Calcutta on one side and the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans....

. Along with six assembly constituencies from South 24 Parganas district, Sandeshkhali assembly constituency forms the Joynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Joynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jaynagar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Joynagar in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:...

, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).

Impact of delimitation of constituencies

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the district will be divided into 33 assembly constituencies:

Bagda (SC)
Bagda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bagda is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 94),
Bangaon Uttar (SC)
Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
-1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat:In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat....

(assembly constituency no. 95),
Bangaon Dakshin (SC)
Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bangaon Dakshin is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one assembly seat for Bangaon. From 2011 there are two seats – Bangaon Uttar and Bangaon Dakshin . The seat is reserved for scheduled castes...

(assembly constituency no. 96),
Gaighata (SC)
Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Gaighata is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The Gaighata seat was an open seat up to 2011.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 97),
Swarupnagar (SC)
Swarupnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Swarupnagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 98),
Baduria
Baduria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baduria is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 99),
Habra
Habra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Habra is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 100),
Ashoknagar
Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Ashoknagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 101),
Amdanga
Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Amdanga is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 102),
Bijpur
Bijpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bijpur is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 103 Bijpur is composed of the following: Kanchrapara municipality and Halisahar municipality.Bijpur is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 103),
Naihati
Naihati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Naihati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 104),
Bhatpara
Bhatpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bhatpara is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 105 Bhatpara is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 17 of Bhatpara municipality.Bhatpara is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 105),
Jagatdal
Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006-1977-2006:In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Rahul Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001. Contests in most years were multi...

(assembly constituency no. 106),
Noapara
Noapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Noapara is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 107),
Barrackpur
Barrackpore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Barrackpore is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. While Barrackpore comes in to existence in 2011, Titagarh ceases to exist from the same year.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 108),
Khardaha
Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006-1977-2006:In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Asim Dasgupta of CPI, won the Khardaha seat defeating his nearest rivals Mahadeb Basak of BJP in 2006, Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Chinmoy...

(assembly constituency no. 109),
Dum Dum Uttar
Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dum Dum Uttar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 110),
Panihati
Panihati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Panihati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 111 Panihati is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 14, 16, 17 and 22 to 34 of Panihati municipality.Panihati is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 111),
Kamarhati
Kamarhati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kamarhati is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 112 Kamarhati is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 16 and 21 to 35 of Kamarhati municipality.Kamarhati is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 112),
Baranagar
Baranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baranagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 113),
Dum Dum
Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dum Dum is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 114 Dum Dum is composed of the following: Dum Dum municipality and Ward Nos.1 to 17 of South Dum Dum municipality.Dum Dum is part of No...

(assembly constituency no. 114),
Rajarhat New Town
Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Rajarhat New Town is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat , covering the area...

(assembly constituency no. 115),
Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
-References:...

(assembly constituency no. 116),
Rajarhat Gopalpur
Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Rajarhat Gopalpur is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat , covering the area...

(assembly constituency no. 117),
Madhyamgram
Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Madhyamgram is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 118),
Barasat
Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.-1977-2006:In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dr. Bithika Mondal of Forward Bloc won the Barasat assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years...

(assembly constituency no. 119),
Deganga
Deganga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Deganga is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

(assembly constituency no. 120),
Haroa
Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Haroa is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 121),
Minakhan (SC)
Minakhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Minakhan is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 122),
Sandeshkhali (ST)
Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes from 2011...

(assembly constituency no. 123),
Basirhat Dakshin
Basirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Basirhat Dakshin is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...

(assembly constituency no. 124),
Basirhat Uttar
Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Basirhat Uttar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...

(assembly constituency no. 125) and
Hingalganj (SC)
Hingalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Hingalganj is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...

(assembly constituency no. 126).

Sandeshkhali constituency will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Bagdaha, Bangaon North, Bangaon South, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Minakhan and Hingalganj constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with two assembly constituencies of Nadia district

Nadia District

, Bagda, Bangaon North, Bangaon South, Gaighata and Swarupnagar assembly constituencies will form the Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bangaon is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centred on Bangaon...

, which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara and Barrackpur assembly constituencies will form the Barrackpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Khardah, North Dumdum, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum and Rajarhat Gopalpur assembly constituencies will form the Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Dum Dum in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

. Habra, Ashoknagar, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhannagr, Madhyamgram, Barasat and Deganga assembly constituencies will form the Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barasat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasatin West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

. Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat South, Basirhat North, and Hingalganj constituencies will form the Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Basirhat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

Bus Termini

Baduria

,
Baguihati,
Bangaon

Bangaon

Bongaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bongaon is headquarters of Bongaon subdivision.- Geography :...

, Bangur Avenue, Chinar Park, Bara Jaguli,
Barasat

Barasat

,
Duttapukur,
Barrackpur, Berachampa

Berachampa

Berachampa is a small town on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal, in eastern India. The town is roughly between the towns of Barasat and Basirhat, approximately 34 kilometres from Kolkata....

, Basirhat

Basirhat

Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...

, Clive House, Dum Dum Airport, Dum Dum Cantonment Railway Station, Dum Dum Park, Dum Dum Railway Station, Ghola,
Gouripur,
Habra

Habra

,
Hakimpur,
Haroa ,
Hasnabad

Hasnabad

Hasnabad is an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Hasnabad police station serves this block...

, Hatiara,
Itindaghat,
Kachrapara,
Kalindi, Kharibari,
LakeTown

Laketown

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,
Madhyamgram

Madhyamgram

Madhyamgram is a small town in the district of North 24 Parganas within the Indian state of West Bengal and suburban of Metropolitan City Kolkata, having Calcutta postal code and telephone zone...

,
Nagerbazar, Parthapur, Patharghata

Patharghata

Patharghata is a village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.-References:Patherghata is a Thana in Baruna. Patherghata ia famous for Fish & BFDC & also there natural beauty-External links:*...

, Rahara

Rahara

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, Sangrampur

Sangrampur

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, Thakdari

Auto-rickshaw stands

Barasat

, Baguihati, Chinar Park, Birati

Birati

, Nager Bazer, Gorabazer, Airport no 1 Gate, Dum Dum Station, Satgachi More, Jessore Road Lake Town, Durganagar

Durganagar

Durganagar is a suburb of Kolkata, though administratively under the district of North 24 Parganas. The town is about 16 km. from Sealdah station towards Bongaon and 1 km. west to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport...

, Duttapukur, Shyamnagar Station, Naihati

Naihati

Naihati is a town and an important railway junction station on the Indian Railways network, in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.-Geography:Naihati is located at...

, Habra station more, Habra so pump.
Itinda- Basirhat Court- College.
Boyerghata- Tentulia,Habra-Bodor,Habra-Ashokenagar,Habra-Guma,Habra-Kumra,Habra-Machhlandpur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

2011 census of India

The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...

has a population

Demographics of India

The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing...

of 10,082,852, roughly equal to the nation of Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

or the US state of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. This gives it a ranking of 2nd in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...

) and 1st in its state. The district has a population density of 2463 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

Family planning in India

Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...

over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.86 %. North Twenty Four Parganas has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

of 949 females

Women in India

The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...

for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate

Literacy in India

Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...

of 84.95 %.
2001:

Population Density: 2959 per square km
Sex ratio: 982 females per 1000 males
Decadal Growth Rate 1991-200 : 24.64
Literacy rate (excluding 0-6 age group), in percentage: 87.66 (highest in West Bengal).
- Male:93.14; Female:81.81

Hindus - 75.23%, Muslims - 24.22 % , Christians-0.23% and Sikhs - 0.12 %(Source: Census Report of 2001, Government Of India). Hindu refugees from Bangladesh form 42 % of the total population.

Flora and fauna

In 1984 North 24 Parganas district became home to Sundarbans National Park

Sundarbans National Park

The Sundarbans National Park [Sundarban Tour Booking-9051115228] is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger...

, which has an area of 1330 square kilometre. It shares the park with South 24 Parganas district

South 24 Parganas district

. It is also home to the Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1985 and has an area of 0.6 square kilometre.

Education

Primary school 3799
Middle school 26163
High school 204560
Higher Secondary school 153
Degree college 237
Technical schools & colleges 16
University 1

Health facilities

District Hospital 10 with 2500 beds (wrong information)

Sub Divisional Hospital 14 with 1870 beds
state General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
Rural Hospital k 07 with 228 beds
Block Primary Health Centre 15

External links

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Ancient History

Middle Ages

British Raj

After Independence

Geography

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination

Climate

Economy

Administrative subdivisions

Barrackpore subdivisionBarrackpore subdivisionBarrackpore subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of sixteen municipalities , one Cantonment Board ,...

Bidhannagar subdivisionBidhannagar subdivisionBidhannagar subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of only Bidhannagar municipality. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bidhannagar.-Area:...

Assembly constituencies

Impact of delimitation of constituencies

Bus Termini

Auto-rickshaw stands

Demographics

Flora and fauna

Education

Health facilities

External links

Barrackpore subdivision
Barrackpore subdivision
Barrackpore subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of sixteen municipalities , one Cantonment Board ,...

Bidhannagar subdivision
Bidhannagar subdivision
Bidhannagar subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of only Bidhannagar municipality. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bidhannagar.-Area:...