Barrackpore

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Barrackpore Barrackpur
Neighbourhood of North Kolkata
From the top : Barrackpore railway station Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground Mangal Pandey Park
Barrackpore Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Barrackpore Barrackpore (India) Show map of India Barrackpore Barrackpore (Asia) Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E / 22.76; 88.37
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
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.gov.in

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality on the northern fringes of Kolkata and situated in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area is covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is the administrative headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.