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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 ...
24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS), or sometimes Twenty Four Parganas, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. On 1 March 1986, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. It was the largest district of West Bengal by area and ...
The North 24 Parganas district Human Development Report opines that in spite of agricultural productivity in North 24 Parganas district being rather impressive 81.84% of rural population suffered from shortage of food. With a high urbanisation of 54.3% in 2001, the land use pattern in the district is changing quite fast and the area under ...
Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdivision, Barasat Sadar subdivision's total area became 894.61 km 2 (345.41 sq mi), population became 2,196,874 (2011 Census) and density became 2,500/km 2 ...
Madhyamgram is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [5] [6]
A district-wise break-up in 1971, shows the main thrust of the refugee influx was on 24-Parganas (22.3% of the total refugees), Nadia (20.3%), Bankura (19.1%) and Kolkata (12.9%). [13] The North 24 Paraganas district has a 352 km long international border with Bangladesh, out of which 160 km is land border and 192 km is riverine border. [14]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. [1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. [2] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the ...
Bidhannagar (ISO: Bidhānanagar), also known as Salt Lake City, is a city and a municipal corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is the headquarters of the Bidhannagar subdivision.