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South 24 Parganas district geography stubs (121 P) Pages in category "South 24 Parganas district" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Pages in category "Subdivisions in South 24 Parganas district" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal by area and second largest by population. It is the sixth most populous district in India (out of 640).
According to the District Human Development Report for the South 24 Parganas, “The district is typically at the lower rung of the ladder in terms of district per capita income compared to other districts of West Bengal... This place also houses the largest proportion of backward people compared to the state...
Pages in category "Villages in South 24 Parganas district" The following 117 pages are in this category, out of 117 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04% [15]
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns .