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{{Short description|District in West Bengal, India}}
{{India district infobox |
{{more citations needed|date=September 2022}}
district_name=North 24 parganas |
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
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{{Infobox settlement
hq=Barasat|
| name = North 24 Parganas
| native_name = {{native_name|bn|Uttor Chobbish Pôrgônā Jelā}}
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|photo2a = Dakshineswar Temple1.jpg
|photo2b = Thakurnagar Matua Mahasangha and Thakur Bari Temple 13.jpg
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|photo3b = Ruined Lal Masjid in Berachampa 24.jpg
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|foot_montage = Clockwise from top-left: ] Park in ] Cantonment, ] headquarters in ], Lal Masjid in ], ], ], ]
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| area_total_km2 = 4094
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 10,009,781
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| population_urban = 5,732,162
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| demographics1_info1 = 84.95 per cent
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'''North 24 Parganas''' (abv. '''24 PGS (N)''') or sometimes '''North Twenty Four Parganas''' is a district in southern ], of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the ] from ] 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. ] is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas. North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: North 24 Parganas |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=]}}</ref> and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area.
state=West Bengal |


==History==
abbreviation= PN |


===Pre-independence===
altitude= 2134 |
The territory of Greater 24 Parganas were under the ] (ancient Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the ] and later it was included in Hoogly chakla (district under post-Mughal Nawabi rule) during the rule of ]. In 1757, after the ], Nawab ] conferred the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) upon the ]. These Parganas are: 1. Akbarpur, 2. Amirpur, 3. Asimabad, 4. Balia, 5. Baridhati, 6. Basandhari, 7. Birati, 8. Calcutta, 9. Dakshin Sagar, 10. Garh, 11. Hathiagarh, 12. Ikhtiarpur, 13. Kharijuri, 14. Khaspur, 15. Maidanmal or Mednimall, 16. Magura, 17. Mayda, 18. Manpur, 19. Murnagacha, 20. Paika, 21. Pechakul, 22. Satal, 23. Shahnagar, 24. Shahpur, and 25. Uttar Pargana (O'Mally, L.S.S. (1914) Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Page 44). Since then, this entire territory is known as '24 Parganas'.


In 1751, the Company assigned ] as ] of the District.<ref>McCabe, Joseph (1920) "Holwell, John Zephaniah", ''A biographical dictionary of modern rationalists'', Watts & Co., London, pp. 356–357, p. 357, {{OCLC|262462698}}.</ref> In 1759, after the ] of 1756–1757, the Company assigned it to ] as a personal Jaghir (zamindari) and after his death it again came under the direct authority of the company.
latd= 23°15' - 22°11'|


In 1793, during the rule of ], entire ] were in Twentyfour Parganas. In 1802, some parganas on the western banks of river Hoogly were included into it. These parganas were in ] earlier. In 1814, a separate collectorate was established in Twenty-four Parganas. In 1817, Falta and ] and in 1820, some portions of Nadia's Balanda and Anwarpur were encompassed to it. In 1824, portions of ], ] and Bakhargunge (now in Bangladesh) were also included to it. In 1824, the district headquarters was shifted from Kolkata to Baruipur, but in 1828, it was removed to ]. In 1834, the district was split into two districts – ] and ], but later these were united again.
longd= 89°5' - 88°20'|


In 1905, some portion of this district around the Sunderbans was detached and linked to Khulna and Barishal. These parts remained in ] territories where Jessore's Bangaon was joined to Twentyfour Pargana after the 1947 partition.
population_year = 2001 |


===After Independence===
population = 89,34,286|
In 1980, an administrative reform committee under the chairmanship of Dr. ] suggested splitting the district into two and as per the recommendation of the committee in 1983, on 1 March 1986, two new districts – North 24 Parganas (24 PGS (N)) and ] (24 PGS (S)) were created.
population_density = 2181 |
The North 24 Parganas which was included in the ] has been formed with five sub-divisions of the Greater 24 Parganas, namely ] (Headquarters), ], ], ], and ] (a satellite township of Kolkata, popularly known as Salt Lake).
collector= ? |
area= 4094 |
vehicle_code_range= WB-? |
footnotes = |
}}


On 1 August 2022, the ] ] announced to create two more districts named ] consisting of ] and a yet unnamed district consisting of ] by bifurcating the district for better development and smooth administration purpose.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/west-bengal-to-get-7-new-districts-announces-cm-mamata-banerjee-11659346022057.html |access-date=3 August 2022 |work=LiveMint |date=1 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
North 24 Parganas is a district of ], ].
This district is also written as 24 Parganas(North).


The headquarters of this district is in ].

==History==
==Geography== ==Geography==
The district lies within the ]-] delta.The river ] flows along the entire west border of the district. The district lies within the ]–] delta. The major distributary of river ] that is river ] flows along the western border of the district. There are many other distributary branches, sub-branches of Ganga river and other local rivers, which include the ], ], and ].
===Location===
Latitude: 23°15'North - 22°11' North
Longitude: 89°5'East - 88°20' East


===Land=== ==Economy==
]
Soil Status varies from sandy to clay loam
]
]


People are mainly engaged in farming, fishing and other agricultural activities. The average size of agricultural landholdings is about 3.2 Bighas. North 24 Parganas is one of the economically developed districts of ], but there is chronic poverty in the southern half of the district (the ] area).
Ratio of land High:Medium:Low=17:44:39


The information technology hub of ] is at this district, which is the centre of some of the notable IT/] Indian and ] companies. Approximately 1,500 companies have their offices in Sector V.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborti |first1=Suman |title=Soon, smart composting units at Sector V offices {{!}} Kolkata News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/soon-smart-composting-units-at-sector-v-offices/articleshow/68713409.cms |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Majority of the corporate offices are situated in Sector V and Sector III. Around 3.5 Lakh (by 2017) people are employed in ].
==Climate==
The climate is tropical- like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal.The hallmark is the Monsoon- from early June to mid September.The weather remains dry during the winter(mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.


==Divisions==
Annual Rainfall 1,579mm(Normal)
===Administrative subdivisions===
]


The district comprises five subdivisions: Barrackpore, Barasat Sadar, Basirhat, Bangaon and Bidhannagar.
Temperature 41°C in May(Max) and 10°C in January(Min)
*''' Barrackpore Subdivision''' consists of 16 municipalities (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] (25 Wards)) and 2 community development blocks: ] and ].
*''' Barasat Sadar Subdivision''' consists of five municipalities (], ], ], ], and ]) and 7 community development blocks: ], ], ], ], ] and ]
*'''Bongaon Subdivision''', consists of ] municipality and three community development blocks: ], ] and ].
*''' Basirhat Subdivision''' consists of three municipalities (], ] and ]) and ten community development blocks: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ].<ref name=blocdir>{{cite web
|url = http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
|title = Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008
|date = 19 March 2008
|access-date = 1 December 2008
|work = West Bengal
|publisher = National Informatics Centre, India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc
|archive-date = 25 February 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
*'''Bidhannagar Subdivision''' consists of ], ] Municipality (10 wards) and one community development blocks ].


] is the district headquarters. There are 35 police stations, 22 development blocks, 27 municipalities, 200 ]s and 1599 villages in this district.<ref name=blocdir/><ref name=adminsetup>{{cite web
Relative Humidity Between 50% in March & 90% in July
| url = http://north24parganas.gov.in/glance.html
| title = District at a glance
| publisher = Official website of the North 24 Parganas district
| access-date = 1 December 2008
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080602171559/http://north24parganas.gov.in/glance.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2 June 2008}}</ref>


Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 48 urban units: 27 municipalities and 20 ]s and 1 cantonment board.<ref name=adminsetup/><ref>{{cite web
==Economy==
| url = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table5_11.htm
==Government and politics==
| title = Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Density and General Sex Ratio by Residence and Sex, West Bengal/ District/ Sub District, 1991 and 2001
===Administrative Units ===
| access-date = 1 December 2008
*Sub-Divisions 5
| work = West Bengal
| publisher = Directorate of census operations
}}</ref>


====]====
(],],],],])
* 16 municipalities: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://north24parganas.gov.in/barrackpore.html
|title = Page on Barrackpore subdivision
|publisher = Official website of North 24 Parganas district
|access-date = 1 December 2008
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100325040647/http://north24parganas.gov.in/barrackpore.html
|archive-date = 25 March 2010
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* One ]: ].
* One more census town: ].
* ] consists of rural areas with 8&nbsp;gram panchayats and three census towns: ], ] and ].
* ] consists of rural areas with 6&nbsp;gram panchayats and six census towns: ], ], ], ], ] and ].
* ]: Duttapukur


====]====
*Blocks 22
*5 municipalities: ], ], ], ] and ].
* ] consists of rural areas with 9&nbsp; gram panchayats and 1 census town: ].
* ] consists of rural areas only with 7&nbsp; gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 8&nbsp; gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 13&nbsp; gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas with 7&nbsp; gram panchayats and 3 census towns: ], ] and ].
* ] consists of rural areas with 8&nbsp; gram panchayats and 2 census towns: ] and ].
* ] (now shifted to '''Bidhannagar Subdivision''')<ref name="Bidhannagar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/change-of-guard/cid/1471266|title=Change of guard|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> consists of rural areas with 6&nbsp; gram panchayats (after Mahishbathan II gram panchayat being shifted to ],<ref>{{cite web|title=bmcwbgov.in|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in/index.php/about-us/about-bmc|access-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806101118/http://www.bmcwbgov.in/index.php/about-us/about-bmc|archive-date=6 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> number of gram panchayats becomes 5) and 1 census town: ].


====]====
*Panchayat Samities 22
* 1 municipality: ].
* ] consists of rural areas only with 9&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 16&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas with 13&nbsp;gram panchayats and seven census towns: Chandpara(7,113), Chhekati (4,995), Sonatikiri (6,919), Dhakuria (10,165), Chikanpara (9,594), Shimulpur (20,803) and Bara (5,172).


====]====
*Gram Panchayats 200
* Three municipalities: ], ] and ].
* ] consists of rural areas only with 14&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 7&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas with 9&nbsp;gram panchayats and one census town: ].
* ] consists of rural areas only with 8&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 9&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 9&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 8&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 8&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 8&nbsp;gram panchayats.
* ] consists of rural areas only with 10&nbsp;gram panchayats.


====]====
*Mouzas 1,606
This subdivision consists of the<ref name=blocdir/> ].
* ] is also shifted to this subdivision now.<ref name="Bidhannagar" />


==Assembly constituencies==
*Municipalities 27
As per order of the ] in respect of the ] in the West Bengal, the district is divided into 33 assembly constituencies:<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf | title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 21 November 2008 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher =Delimitation Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/page.php?nm=mp_mla| title = list of MPs & MLAs of N 24 PGS| access-date = 12 May 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140118020218/http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/page.php?nm=mp_mla| archive-date = 18 January 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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! Sl. No. !! Name
!Lok Sabha constituency!! MLA !! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| 94
| ]
| rowspan="5" |]
|Madhuparna Thakur
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 95
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| 96
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| 97
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| 98
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|99
| ]
|]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 100
| ]
| rowspan="2" |]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 101
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 102
| ]
| rowspan="7" |]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 103
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 104
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 105
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| 106
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 107
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 108
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 109
| ]
| rowspan="6" |]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 110
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 111
| ]
|Nirmal Ghosh
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 112
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 113
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 114
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 115
| ]
| rowspan="2" |]
|Tapash Chatterjee
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 116
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 117
| ]
|]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 118
| ]
| rowspan="3" |]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 119
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 120
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 121
| ]
| rowspan="6" |]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 122
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 123
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 124
| ]
|]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 125
| ]
| ]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| 126
| ]
|Debes Mandal
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|}


* Bagdah, Bangaon Uttar and Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Minakhan and Hingalganj constituencies are reserved for ] candidates while Sandeshkhali is reserved for ].
*Non-Municipal Towns 33
* Bagdaha, Bangaon Uttar and Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, and Kalyani and Haringhata (two assembly constituencies from ]) assembly constituencies form the ] which is reserved for Schedule Caste (SC) candidate.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/westbengal/bangaon/electiondata.aspx|title=Assembly under Bangaon Lok Sabha|website=www.indiastatelections.com}}</ref>
* Habra, Ashoknagar, Rajarhat-New Town, Bidhannagar, Madhyagram, Barasat, Deganga assembly constituencies form the ].<ref name="auto"/>
* Khardaha, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur assembly constituencies form the ].<ref name="auto"/>
* Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpore assembly constituencies form the ].<ref name="auto"/>
* Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Uttar, Basirhat Dakshin, Hingalganj constituencies are part of the ].<ref name="auto"/>


==Education==
*Outgrowths 11
{{Dynamic list|date=December 2018}}


===Universities===
*Cantonment Board 01
{{multiple image|perrow=|total_width=300|caption_align=center
| image1 = Isical01.jpg|caption1=Indian Statistical Institute, ]
| image2 = WBSU_roadside_view.jpg|caption2=West Bengal State University, located at ], the main general degree university of the district
}}


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*Police Stations 35
* ]<ref name=ISI>{{cite web|url=https://www.isical.ac.in/kolcampus.php|title=ISI Kolkata Campus|access-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703131633/https://www.isical.ac.in/kolcampus.php|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] (Technological Campus)
* ] (Second Campus)
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
{{div col end}}


===Colleges===
*Inhabited villages 1,599
* ]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sncwgs.ac.in/ | title = Sarojini Naidu College for Women | publisher = SNC |access-date = 29 September 2024}}</ref>
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* ]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nit.ac.in/ | title = Narula Institute of Technology | publisher = NIT |access-date = 8 May 2018}}</ref>
*]
*]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pcmm.co.in/|title=Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya &#124; NAAC Accredited College|website=Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya}}</ref>
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
*]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
*]
*]
*]
*]
*Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
*Netaji Satabarshiki College, Ashokenagar
* Berachampa Shahidullah College
{{div col end}}


===Municipalities=== ===Schools===
* ]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/north-twenty-four-pargana/19114301406/birati-mahajati-balika-vidm-hs.html | title = Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir | publisher = BMBV |access-date = 29 September 2024}}</ref>
* ]
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* ]
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* ]
* Bagdah High School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/bagdah-high-school-bagdah-north-24-parganas-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/|title=Bagdah High School - Bagdah, North 24 Parganas - Reviews, Fee Structure, Admission Form, Address, Contact, Rating - Directory}}</ref>
* ]
* ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rkmissionbaranagar.org/|title=Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Baranagar Mission|access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>
* Garulia
*]
* North Barrackpur
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ]
* Adamas International School
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* North Dum dum
* Berachampa Deulia Uchcha Vidyalaya
* South Dum Dum
* ]
* ]
* ] *Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Vidyabhavan Barrackpore
*St. Stephen's School, Habra
* ]
*Stratford Day School, Habra
* ]
*Kalyangarh Bidya Mandir, Ashokenagar
* ]
*Kalyangarh Balika Bidyamandir, Ashokenagar
* ]-Gopalpur
*Baduria Dilip Kumar Memorial Institution(H.S.)
* ]
*Madhyamgram High School, Madhyamgram
* ]
*Madhyamgram Girls High School, Madhyamgram
* Asoknagar-Kalyangarh
*Madhyamgram Acharya Prafulla Chandra Balika Vidyalaya, Madhyamgram
* ]
*Madhyamgram Acharya Prafulla Chandra Vidyayatan, Madhyamgram
* Baduria
*Jadurhati adarsha vidyapith (H.S)
* ]
* Khantura Boys High School, Gobardanga
* ]
* Khantura Girls High School, Gobardanga
* Rudrapur Radha Ballav High School, Baduria


{{div col end}}
==Transport==
==Demographics==
*Population:89,30,295 (2001 census)


==Culture==
Male:46,35,262 Female:42,95,033
]
*Area:4094 square km
]
*Population Density:2181 per square km
This district is rich in culture. Many famous places like ], ], ]<ref name="Brief history of Baranagar Math">{{cite web|title=Brief history of Baranagar Math |url=http://www.rkmbaranagar.org/brief_history.php |publisher=Tamakrishna Mission, Baranagar |access-date=8 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118073620/http://www.rkmbaranagar.org/brief_history.php |archive-date=18 November 2013 |url-status=usurped |df=dmy }}</ref> (first monastery of Ramakrishna Order) are situated in this district. Many places of this district are famous for festivals – ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are for ], ], ], ], ] are for ], ] is for ], ] is for ] etc.
*Sex ratio: 927 females per 1000 males
*Decadal Growth Rate 1991-200 : 22.64
*Literacy rate(excluding 0-6 age group),in percentage:78.07
Male:83.92
Female:71.72


===Education=== ==Transport==
Primary School 2353,799


===Railways===
Middle School 26163
The electrified ] of the ] is extensive and penetrates far and deep into the neighbouring districts of ], ], ], ], ] etc.


The ] encircles the entire city of Kolkata, and also used to provide an offshoot to connect the Dum Dum Airport, but now it is limited up to Dum Dum Cantonment. Jessore Road and Biman Bandar railway stations are closed for the construction work of Noapara–Dum Dum Airport–Barasat Metro rail (]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2016/10/13/services-end-on-kolkatas-circular-railway-to-facilitate-metros-construction/|title=Services End on Kolkata's Circular Railway to Facilitate Metro's Construction|date=13 October 2016}}</ref>
High School 204560


] is also a transport medium of this district's people. Four stations of ] are located here, ] at ], ] at ], ] at ] and ] at ], ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=March 2013 date for Noapara Metro|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/March-2013-date-for-Noapara-Metro/articleshow/17302229.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904202833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-21/kolkata/35257399_1_metro-railway-dum-dum-station-new-station|url-status=live|archive-date=4 September 2013|access-date=30 May 2013|newspaper=]|date=21 November 2012}}</ref>
Higher Secondary 15328


<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
Degree College 237
File:KolkataLocalTrain.JPG|Kolkata Suburban EMU Train
File:INSIDENOAPARACAL.jpg|]'s largest station ] at ], ]
</gallery>


===Airports===
Technical Schools & Colleges 116
{{See also|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport}}
]


The ] (] code:'''CCU'''), which is at ] (previously known as Dum Dum Airport) in ], is the only airport serving the city ]. It operates both domestic and international flights. It is a gateway to North-East India, Bangkok, and Bangladesh. The number of people using the airport has consistently increased over the last few years.
==Health facilities==
District Hospital 10 with 2500 beds


===Roadways===
Sub Divisional Hospital 14 with 1870 beds
The road network is fairly well developed. Sparsed across by state-highways, it provides a convenient means of transport. [[National Highway 12 (India)| NH
12]] connects the district with northern and southern region of the state and its sub road ] connect the district headquarter ] with the border town ] and ], the largest land port of India.


==Demographics==
State General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
{{See also| List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate}}


{{historical populations
ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
|11 = 1901
|12 = 10,16,001
|13 = 1911
|14 = 11,66,158
|15 = 1921
|16 = 12,39,719
|17 = 1931
|18 = 13,57,831
|19 = 1941
|20 = 17,11,806
|21 = 1951
|22 = 21,14,097
|23 = 1961
|24 = 31,27,685
|25 = 1971
|26 = 42,07,420
|27 = 1981
|28 = 55,29,497
|29 = 1991
|30 = 72,81,881
|31 = 2001
|32 = 89,34,286
|33 = 2011
|34 = 1,00,09,781
|percentages = pagr
|footnote = source:<ref>. ''censusindia.gov.in''.</ref>
|align = center
}}


According to the ] North 24 Parganas district has a ] of 10,009,781,<ref name="districtcensus"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yeshwantrao|first1=Nitin|title=Population explosion across Thane district worries officials|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Population-explosion-across-Thane-district-worries-officials/articleshow/7839700.cms?referral=PM|access-date=18 March 2016|work=The Times of India|date=1 April 2011}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of ]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Bolivia 10,118,683 July 2011 est. }}</ref> or the US state of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Michigan 9,883,640 }}</ref> This gave it a ranking of second in India (out of a total of ]) and first in its state.<ref name=districtcensus/> However, in 2014 the ] (in ]), which had been ranked first in India in 2011, was divided into two, thus promoting North 24 Parganas District to first in India. The district has a population density of {{convert|2463|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its ] over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.86%.<ref name=districtcensus/> North Twenty Four Parganas has a ] of 949 ] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a ] of 84.95%. 57.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.67% and 2.64% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
Rural Hospital 07 with 228 beds


* Population Density: 2959 per square km
Block Primary Health Centre 15
* Sex ratio: 982 females per 1000 males
* Growth Rate (1991–2000): 24.64% (approximately 2.5% per annum)
* Literacy rate (excluding 0–6 age group), in percentage: 87.66 (highest in West Bengal).<ref>{{cite web|title=District wise Literacy rate in West Bengal 2001–2011 census|url=http://updateox.com/west-bengal/district-wise-literacy-rate-in-West-Bengal-2001-2011-census/ |publisher=www.updateox.com |access-date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
** Male: 93.14; Female: 81.81


==Important Towns== ===Religion===
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{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.72}}
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|+Religion in present-day North 24 Parganas district{{Efn|Barrackpore, Barasat and Basirhat subdivisions, along with Bongaon and Gaighata thanas of Bongaon subdivision in Jessore district.}}
!Religion
!Population (1941)<ref name="1941religion">{{cite web |title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI BENGAL PROVINCE |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>{{rp|80–81}}
!Percentage (1941)
!Population (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=]}}</ref>
!Percentage (2011)
|-
|] ]
|927,418
|57.09%
|7,396,769
|73.76%
|-
|] ]
|648,920
|39.95%
|2,584,684
|25.52%
|-
|Tribal religion
|41,105
|2.53%
|2,930
|0.03%
|-
|Others {{efn|Including ], ], ], ], ], ]s, or not stated}}
|6,994
|0.43%
|69,398
|0.69%
|-
|'''Total Population'''
|'''1,624,437'''
|'''100%'''
|'''10,009,781'''
|'''100%'''
|}


Hinduism is the main religion in the district, and especially dominates urban areas where they are nearly 90% of the population. Most Muslims are rural, and in the rural areas Hindus and Muslims are in equal proportions. In Bongaon and Sandeshkhali regions, Hindus, mainly descendants of refugees from present-day Bangladesh, dominate the rural population. But in the rest of the district, Muslims dominate the rural population.
]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Population by religion in CD blocks
|-
! CD Block
! Hindu
! Muslim
! Other
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |82.00%
|17.42%
|0.58%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |78.17%
|20.83%
|1.00%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |93.27%
|6.42%
|0.31%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |52.17%
|47.58%
|0.25%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |73.51%
|25.81%
|0.68%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |53.85%
|45.76%
|0.39%
|-
| ]
|41.30%
|style="background:green;color:white" |58.48%
|0.22%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |84.38%
|14.46%
|1.15%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |77.71%
|21.45%
|0.84%
|-
| ]
|style="background:darkorange" |57.10%
|42.08%
|0.49%
|-
| ]
|25.93%
|style="background:green;color:white" |73.81%
|0.26%
|-
|]
|28.79%
|style="background:green;color:white" |70.92%
|0.29%
|-
|]
|34.35%
|style="background:green;color:white" |65.48%
|0.17%
|-
|]
|31.24%
|style="background:green;color:white" |68.54%
|0.22%
|-
|]
|29.67%
|style="background:green;color:white" |70.10%
|0.23%
|-
|]
|38.76%
|style="background:green;color:white" |61.12%
|0.12%
|-
|]
|style="background:darkorange" |59.41%
|39.90%
|0.69%
|-
|]
|48.77%
|style="background:green;color:white" |50.60%
|0.63%
|-
|]
|style="background:darkorange" |69.19%
|30.42%
|0.39%
|-
|]
|style="background:darkorange" |77.17%
|22.27%
|0.55%
|-
|]
|43.35%
|style="background:green;color:white" |56.51%
|0.14%
|-
|]
|style="background:darkorange" |87.97%
|11.82%
|0.21%
|-
|Area not under any Sub-district
|style="background:darkorange" |89.17%
|9.84%
|0.99%
|}


===Languages===
]


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|caption = Languages of North 24 Parganas district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = ] |value1 = 88.91 |color1 = orchid
|label2 = ] |value2 = 7.69 |color2 = orange
|label3 = ] |value3 = 2.28 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 1.12 |color4 = grey
}}
According to the 2011 census, 88.91% of the population spoke ], 7.69% ] and 2.28% ] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=]}}</ref>


==Flora and fauna==
]


The district is also home to the ], which was established in 1985 and has an area of {{convert|0.6|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: West Bengal|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
]


==Health facilities==
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* District Hospitals: 10 with 2500 beds
* Sub Divisional Hospitals: 14 with 1870 beds
* State General Hospitals: 18 with 1870 beds
* ESI Hospital: 01 with 200 beds
* Rural Hospitals: 07 with 228 beds
* Block Primary Health Centers: 15


==Notable people==
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{{alumni|residents|date=June 2021}}
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* ], writer, novelist
* ], writer, novelist
* ], archeologist
* ], chief architect and city planner of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
* ], Director Indian Statistical Institute
* ], writer, scholar
* ], Indian political person and artist of the mid-20th century.
* ], athlete
* ], Indian swimmer and was the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar.
* ], athlete
* ], Indian film director, actor, producer and politician.
* ], Fiction Writer in English, Economist, Indologist, Yoga & Tantra Specialist
* ], politician
* ], ] and ]
* ], Musician
* ], actor
* ], actor and comedian
* ], writer, novelist
* ], bengali writer, poet and journalist.
* ], musician
* ], Bengali poet and writer
* ], Computer Scientist
* ], Bengali novelist
* ], teacher and a social activist
* ], singer, musician
* ], physician
* ], Indian Painter
* ], film director
* ], philanthropist
* ], Bengali writer and novelist
* ], poet
* ], educationist, writer, philologist and linguist
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* ], educationist, writer, scholar
* ], writer
* ], writer and novelist


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District in West Bengal, India
North 24 Parganas Uttor Chobbish Pôrgônā Jelā (Bengali)
District
Clockwise from top-left: Mangal Pandey Park in Barrackpore Cantonment, Matua Mahasangha headquarters in Thakurnagar, Lal Masjid in Berachampa, Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission, Chandraketugarh, Dakshineswar Kali temple
Location of North 24 Parganas district in West BengalLocation of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°29′E / 22.72°N 88.48°E / 22.72; 88.48
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersBarasat
Government
 • SubdivisionsBidhannagar, Barrackpore, Barasat Sadar, Bangaon, Basirhat
 • CD BlocksRajarhat, Barrackpore I, Barrackpore II, Barasat I, Barasat II, Amdanga, Deganga, Habra I, Habra II, Bagdah, Bangaon, Gaighata, Baduria, Swarupnagar, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Hingalganj
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBangaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBagdah, 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
Area
 • Total4,094 km (1,581 sq mi)
Population
 • Total10,009,781
 • Density2,400/km (6,300/sq mi)
 • Urban5,732,162
Demographics
 • Literacy84.95 per cent
 • Sex ratio949 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali
 • Additional officialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewww.north24parganas.gov.in

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 and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area.

History

Pre-independence

The territory of Greater 24 Parganas were under the Satgaon (ancient Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the Mughal era and later it was included in Hoogly chakla (district under post-Mughal Nawabi rule) during the rule of Murshid Quli Khan. In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) upon the British East India Company. These Parganas are: 1. Akbarpur, 2. Amirpur, 3. Asimabad, 4. Balia, 5. Baridhati, 6. Basandhari, 7. Birati, 8. Calcutta, 9. Dakshin Sagar, 10. Garh, 11. Hathiagarh, 12. Ikhtiarpur, 13. Kharijuri, 14. Khaspur, 15. Maidanmal or Mednimall, 16. Magura, 17. Mayda, 18. Manpur, 19. Murnagacha, 20. Paika, 21. Pechakul, 22. Satal, 23. Shahnagar, 24. Shahpur, and 25. Uttar Pargana (O'Mally, L.S.S. (1914) Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Page 44). Since then, this entire territory is known as '24 Parganas'.

In 1751, the Company assigned John Zephaniah Holwell as zemindar of the District. In 1759, after the Bengali War of 1756–1757, the Company assigned it to Lord Clive as a personal Jaghir (zamindari) and after his death it again came under the direct authority of the company.

In 1793, during the rule of Lord Cornwallis, entire Sunderbans were in Twentyfour Parganas. In 1802, some parganas on the western banks of river Hoogly were included into it. These parganas were in Nadia earlier. In 1814, a separate collectorate was established in Twenty-four Parganas. In 1817, Falta and Baranagar and in 1820, some portions of Nadia's Balanda and Anwarpur were encompassed to it. In 1824, portions of Barasat, Khulna and Bakhargunge (now in Bangladesh) were also included to it. In 1824, the district headquarters was shifted from Kolkata to Baruipur, but in 1828, it was removed to Alipore. In 1834, the district was split into two districts – Alipore and Barasat, but later these were united again.

In 1905, some portion of this district around the Sunderbans was detached and linked to Khulna and Barishal. These parts remained in Bangladesh territories where Jessore's Bangaon was joined to Twentyfour Pargana after the 1947 partition.

After Independence

In 1980, an administrative reform committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Ashok Mitra suggested splitting the district into two and as per the recommendation of the committee in 1983, on 1 March 1986, two new districts – North 24 Parganas (24 PGS (N)) and South 24 Parganas (24 PGS (S)) were created. The North 24 Parganas which was included in the Presidency division has been formed with five sub-divisions of the Greater 24 Parganas, namely Barasat Sadar (Headquarters), Barrackpore, Basirhat, Bangaon, and Bidhannagar (a satellite township of Kolkata, popularly known as Salt Lake).

On 1 August 2022, the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee announced to create two more districts named Ichamati district consisting of Bangaon subdivision and a yet unnamed district consisting of Basirhat subdivision by bifurcating the district for better development and smooth administration purpose.

Geography

The district lies within the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta. The major distributary of river Ganga that is river Hooghly flows along the western border of the district. There are many other distributary branches, sub-branches of Ganga river and other local rivers, which include the Ichhamati, Jamuna, and Bidyadhari.

Economy

Omega and Infinity Benchmark, office buildings in Salt Lake, Kolkata
The Bengal Intelligent Park in Sector V.
The Cognizant Technology Solutions office in Sector V.

People are mainly engaged in farming, fishing and other agricultural activities. The average size of agricultural landholdings is about 3.2 Bighas. North 24 Parganas is one of the economically developed districts of West Bengal, but there is chronic poverty in the southern half of the district (the Sundarbans area).

The information technology hub of Kolkata is at this district, which is the centre of some of the notable IT/ITES Indian and multinational companies. Approximately 1,500 companies have their offices in Sector V. Majority of the corporate offices are situated in Sector V and Sector III. Around 3.5 Lakh (by 2017) people are employed in Salt Lake City.

Divisions

Administrative subdivisions

Administrative Map of North 24 Parganas

The district comprises five subdivisions: Barrackpore, Barasat Sadar, Basirhat, Bangaon and Bidhannagar.

Barasat is the district headquarters. There are 35 police stations, 22 development blocks, 27 municipalities, 200 gram panchayats and 1599 villages in this district.

Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 48 urban units: 27 municipalities and 20 census towns and 1 cantonment board.

Barrackpore subdivision

Barasat Sadar subdivision

Bangaon subdivision

Basirhat subdivision

Bidhannagar subdivision

This subdivision consists of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.

Assembly constituencies

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the district is divided into 33 assembly constituencies:

Sl. No. Name Lok Sabha constituency MLA Party
94 Bagdah (SC) Bangaon Madhuparna Thakur All India Trinamool Congress
95 Bangaon Uttar (SC) Ashok Kirtania Bharatiya Janata Party
96 Bangaon Dakshin (SC) Swapan Majumder Bharatiya Janata Party
97 Gaighata (SC) Subrata Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
98 Swarupnagar (SC) Bina Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
99 Baduria Basirhat Abdur Rahim Quazi All India Trinamool Congress
100 Habra Barasat Jyotipriya Mallick All India Trinamool Congress
101 Ashokenagar Narayan Goswami All India Trinamool Congress
102 Amdanga Barrackpore Rafiqur Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress
103 Bijpur Subodh Adhikary All India Trinamool Congress
104 Naihati Partha Bhowmick All India Trinamool Congress
105 Bhatpara Pawan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
106 Jagatdal Somenath Shyam Ichini All India Trinamool Congress
107 Noapara Manju Basu All India Trinamool Congress
108 Barrackpore Raj Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress
109 Khardaha Dum Dum Sovandeb Chattopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress
110 Dum Dum Uttar Chandrima Bhattacharya All India Trinamool Congress
111 Panihati Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress
112 Kamarhati Madan Mitra All India Trinamool Congress
113 Baranagar Sayantika Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress
114 Dum Dum Bratya Basu All India Trinamool Congress
115 Rajarhat New Town Barasat Tapash Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress
116 Bidhannagar Sujit Bose All India Trinamool Congress
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur Dum Dum Aditi Munshi All India Trinamool Congress
118 Madhyamgram Barasat Rathin Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress
119 Barasat Chiranjeet Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress
120 Deganga Rahima Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
121 Haroa Basirhat Haji Nurul Islam All India Trinamool Congress
122 Minakhan (SC) Usha Rani Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
123 Sandeshkhali (ST) Sukumar Mahata All India Trinamool Congress
124 Basirhat Dakshin Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
126 Hingalganj (SC) Debes Mandal All India Trinamool Congress

Education

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Universities

Indian Statistical Institute, BaranagarWest Bengal State University, located at Barasat, the main general degree university of the district

Colleges

Narula Institute of Technology

Schools

Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School

Culture

Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Durga idol at a pandel in Baranagar

This district is rich in culture. Many famous places like Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Naihati Boro Maa Kali Temple, Baranagar Math (first monastery of Ramakrishna Order) are situated in this district. Many places of this district are famous for festivals – Helencha, Maslandapur, Habra, Barrackpore, Barasat, Naihati and Madhyamgram are for Kali puja, Bangaon, Gobardanga, Baranagar, Basirhat are for Durga Puja, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is for Jagatdhatri puja, Berachampa is for Basanti puja etc.

Transport

Railways

The electrified suburban rail network of the ER is extensive and penetrates far and deep into the neighbouring districts of Kolkata, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly etc.

The Circular Rail encircles the entire city of Kolkata, and also used to provide an offshoot to connect the Dum Dum Airport, but now it is limited up to Dum Dum Cantonment. Jessore Road and Biman Bandar railway stations are closed for the construction work of Noapara–Dum Dum Airport–Barasat Metro rail (Kolkata Metro Line 4).

Metro rail is also a transport medium of this district's people. Four stations of Kolkata Metro Line 1 are located here, Dum Dum metro station at Dum Dum, Baranagar metro station at Baranagar, Dakshineswar metro station at Dakshineswar and Noapara metro station at Noapara, Baranagar.

Airports

See also: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Cityside view of the new Integrated Terminal of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA code:CCU), which is at Dum Dum (previously known as Dum Dum Airport) in North 24 Parganas, is the only airport serving the city Kolkata. It operates both domestic and international flights. It is a gateway to North-East India, Bangkok, and Bangladesh. The number of people using the airport has consistently increased over the last few years.

Roadways

The road network is fairly well developed. Sparsed across by state-highways, it provides a convenient means of transport. NH 12 connects the district with northern and southern region of the state and its sub road NH 112 connect the district headquarter Barasat with the border town Bangaon and Petrapole, the largest land port of India.

Demographics

See also: List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,016,001—    
19111,166,158+1.39%
19211,239,719+0.61%
19311,357,831+0.91%
19411,711,806+2.34%
19512,114,097+2.13%
19613,127,685+3.99%
19714,207,420+3.01%
19815,529,497+2.77%
19917,281,881+2.79%
20018,934,286+2.07%
201110,009,781+1.14%
source:

According to the 2011 census North 24 Parganas district has a population of 10,009,781, roughly equal to the nation of Bolivia or the US state of Michigan. This gave it a ranking of second in India (out of a total of 640) and first in its state. However, in 2014 the Thane district (in Maharashtra), which had been ranked first in India in 2011, was divided into two, thus promoting North 24 Parganas District to first in India. The district has a population density of 2,463 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,380/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.86%. North Twenty Four Parganas has a sex ratio of 949 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.95%. 57.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.67% and 2.64% of the population respectively.

  • Population Density: 2959 per square km
  • Sex ratio: 982 females per 1000 males
  • Growth Rate (1991–2000): 24.64% (approximately 2.5% per annum)
  • Literacy rate (excluding 0–6 age group), in percentage: 87.66 (highest in West Bengal).
    • Male: 93.14; Female: 81.81

Religion

Religion in North 24 Parganas district (2011)
Hinduism   73.46%
Islam   25.82%
Other or not stated   0.72%
Religion in present-day North 24 Parganas district
Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Population (2011) Percentage (2011)
Hinduism 927,418 57.09% 7,396,769 73.76%
Islam 648,920 39.95% 2,584,684 25.52%
Tribal religion 41,105 2.53% 2,930 0.03%
Others 6,994 0.43% 69,398 0.69%
Total Population 1,624,437 100% 10,009,781 100%

Hinduism is the main religion in the district, and especially dominates urban areas where they are nearly 90% of the population. Most Muslims are rural, and in the rural areas Hindus and Muslims are in equal proportions. In Bongaon and Sandeshkhali regions, Hindus, mainly descendants of refugees from present-day Bangladesh, dominate the rural population. But in the rest of the district, Muslims dominate the rural population.

Population by religion in CD blocks
CD Block Hindu Muslim Other
Bagdah 82.00% 17.42% 0.58%
Bongaon 78.17% 20.83% 1.00%
Gaighata 93.27% 6.42% 0.31%
Swarupnagar 52.17% 47.58% 0.25%
Habra I 73.51% 25.81% 0.68%
Habra II 53.85% 45.76% 0.39%
Amdanga 41.30% 58.48% 0.22%
Barrackpur I 84.38% 14.46% 1.15%
Barrackpur II 77.71% 21.45% 0.84%
Barasat I 57.10% 42.08% 0.49%
Barasat II 25.93% 73.81% 0.26%
Deganga 28.79% 70.92% 0.29%
Baduria 34.35% 65.48% 0.17%
Basirhat I 31.24% 68.54% 0.22%
Basirhat II 29.67% 70.10% 0.23%
Haroa 38.76% 61.12% 0.12%
Rajarhat 59.41% 39.90% 0.69%
Minakhan 48.77% 50.60% 0.63%
Sandeshkhali I 69.19% 30.42% 0.39%
Sandeshkhali II 77.17% 22.27% 0.55%
Hasnabad 43.35% 56.51% 0.14%
Hingalganj 87.97% 11.82% 0.21%
Area not under any Sub-district 89.17% 9.84% 0.99%

Languages

Languages of North 24 Parganas district (2011)

  Bengali (88.91%)  Hindi (7.69%)  Urdu (2.28%)  Others (1.12%)

According to the 2011 census, 88.91% of the population spoke Bengali, 7.69% Hindi and 2.28% Urdu as their first language.

Flora and fauna

The district is also home to the Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1985 and has an area of 0.6 km (0.2 sq mi).

Health facilities

  • District Hospitals: 10 with 2500 beds
  • Sub Divisional Hospitals: 14 with 1870 beds
  • State General Hospitals: 18 with 1870 beds
  • ESI Hospital: 01 with 200 beds
  • Rural Hospitals: 07 with 228 beds
  • Block Primary Health Centers: 15

Notable people

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  2. Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

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