Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara
City
Kabiguru Rabindra Path at Kanchrapara
Kabiguru Rabindra Path at Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara is located in West Bengal
Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara
Location in West Bengal, India
Kanchrapara is located in India
Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara (India)
Coordinates: 22°56′44″N 88°26′00″E / 22.94563°N 88.43322°E / 22.94563; 88.43322
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Named forRailway Workshop
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKanchrapara Municipality
 • ChairmanKamal Adhikary Vice chairman = Subhrangshu Roy
Area
 • Total9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total129,576
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743145
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBijpur
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in, kanchraparamunicipality.org.in

Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality[1] of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.