Barrackpore
City in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city. It is in the West Bengal state of India. It is around 23 kilometres (14 mi) away from Kolkata . It is also a part of the zone covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.
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Barrackpore
Barrackpur | |
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City | |
From the top : Barrackpore railway station Mangal Pandey Park Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground | |
Coordinates: 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, (AITC)[1] |
• MP | Arjun Singh, (BJP) |
• MLA | Shilbhadra Dutta, (BJP) |
• Police Commissioner | Ajay Nanda, IPS |
• Deputy Commissioner of Police | Ajay Kumar Thakur, 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[2][3] |
• Additional official | English[3] |
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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