Barrackpore
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Not to be confused with Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago.
For other uses, see Barrackpore (disambiguation).
Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality of north suburban 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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Barrackpur | |
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City | |
From the top : Barrackpore railway station Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground Mangal Pandey Park | |
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][2] |
• 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[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 |
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