Barrackpore
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 close to Kolkata and part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.
Barrackpore
Barrackpur | |
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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: 22.76°N 88.37°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Barrackpore Municipality |
| • Chairman | Uttam Das, (AITC) |
| • MP | Arjun Singh, (BJP, AITC) |
| • MLA | Raj Chakraborty, (AITC) |
| • Police Commissioner | Manoj Kumar Verma, 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,Hindi |
| • Additional official | English |
| 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 |
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