North 24 Parganas district

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North 24 Parganas
District
Clockwise from top-left: Mangal Pandey Park in Barrackpore Cantonment, Matua Mahasangha headquarters in Thakurnagar, Lal Masjid in Berachampa, Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission, Chandraketugarh, Dakshineswar Kali temple
Location of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°08′N 88°30′E / 22.13°N 88.50°E / 22.13; 88.50
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
Headquarters	Barasat
Government
• District Magistrate	Sharad Kumar Dwivedi (IAS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Bangaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bagda, 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
Area
• Total	4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,009,781
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
• Urban	5,732,162
Demographics
• Literacy	84.95 percent[1]
• Sex ratio	949
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 12, NH 112
HDI (2004)	0.660[2] (medium)
Average annual precipitation	1579 mm
Website	www.north24parganas.gov.in

North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. Barasat is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas. North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district^[3] and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area.