24 Parganas

24 Parganas
Former District
Clockwise from top: Gangasagar Kapilmuni Temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Pailan, Matua Mahasangha, Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, Jatar Deul, Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Location of 24 Parganas district in West Bengal
Location of 24 Parganas district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°10′53″N 88°32′16″E / 22.1815262°N 88.53780484°E / 22.1815262; 88.53780484
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersAlipore
Government
 • SubdivisionsAlipore Sadar, Baruipur, Bidhannagar, Barrackpore, Barasat, Bangaon, Basirhat, Canning, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip
 • CD BlocksThakurpukur Maheshtala, Budge Budge I, Budge Budge II, Bishnupur I, Bishnupur II, Bhangar I, Bhangar II, Sonarpur, Baruipur, Jaynagar I, Jaynagar II, Kultali, Rajarhat, Barrackpore I, Barrackpore II, Barasat I, Barasat II, Amdanga, Deganga, Habra I, Habra II, Bagdah, Bangaon, Gaighata, Baduria, Swarupnagar, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba, Falta, Magrahat I, Magrahat II, Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kulpi, Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBangaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBagda, Bangaon Uttar, Bangaon Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpore, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj, Gosaba, Basanti, Kultali, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar, Jaynagar, Baruipur Purba, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangar, Sonarpur Uttar, Behala Purba, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiaburuz, Jadavpur, Tollyganj, Kasba, Behala Paschim
Area
 • Total
14,136 km2 (5,458 sq mi)
Population
 (1981)
 • Total
10,739,439
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,169,482
Demographics
 • Literacy46.17 per cent
 • Sex ratio903 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewww.24pgs.gov.in

24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS), or sometimes Twenty Four Parganas, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. On 1 March 1986, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. It was the largest district of West Bengal by area and population at the time of bifurcation.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Census of India 1981, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 23, Part XIII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Census of India 1981, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 23, Part XIII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.