 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2015) |
Barrackpore
Barrackpur | |
|---|---|
City | |
    From the top : Barrackpore railway station Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground Mangal Pandey Park | |
  Barrackpore Location in West Bengal, India  Barrackpore Barrackpore (India)  Barrackpore Barrackpore (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Barrackpore Municipality |
| • Chairman | Uttam Das (TMC)[1][2] |
| • MP | Partha Bhowmick (TMC) |
| • MLA | Raj Chakraborty (TMC) |
| • Police Commissioner | Alok Rajoria, IPS |
| • Deputy Commissioner of Police | Srihari Pandey, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 152,784 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barrakpurians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[3][4] |
| • Additional official | English[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700120, 700121, 700122, 700123 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23/WB-24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Police Jurisdiction | Barrackpore Police Commissionerate |
| Website | www |
Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[5]
- ^ "- Best Municipality in West Bengal". bkpmuty.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Official District Administration site Archived 15 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.