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Barrackpore
Barrackpur | |
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City | |
From the top : Barrackpore railway station Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground Mangal Pandey Park | |
Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
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 (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.
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