District in West Bengal, India
North 24 Parganas |
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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 |
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State | West Bengal |
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Division | Presidency |
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Headquarters | Barasat |
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• District Magistrate | Sharad Kumar Dwivedi (IAS) |
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• Lok Sabha constituencies | Bangaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat |
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• 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 |
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• Total | 4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi) |
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• Total | 10,009,781 |
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• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
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• Urban | 5,732,162 |
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• Literacy | 84.95 percent[1] |
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• Sex ratio | 949 |
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Major highways | NH 12, NH 112 |
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HDI (2004) | 0.660[2] (medium) |
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Average annual precipitation | 1579 mm |
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Website | www.north24parganas.gov.in |
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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.