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Revision as of 13:40, 10 September 2006
Template:India district infobox
North 24 Parganas is a district of West Bengal, India. This district is also written as 24 Parganas(North).
The headquarters of this district is in Barasat.
History
Geography
The district lies within the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta.The river Ganges flows along the entire west border of the district.
Location
Latitude: 23°15'North - 22°11' North Longitude: 89°5'East - 88°20' East
Land
Soil Status varies from sandy to clay loam
Ratio of land High:Medium:Low=17:44:39
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.
Annual Rainfall 1,579mm(Normal)
Temperature 41°C in May(Max) and 10°C in January(Min)
Relative Humidity Between 50% in March & 90% in July
Economy
Mainoly farming and service peopole, main city Barasat.
Government and politics
Administrative Units
- Sub-Divisions 5
(Barasat,Barrackpore,Basirhat,Bongaon,Bidhannagar)
- Blocks 22
- Panchayat Samities 22
- Gram Panchayats 200
- Mouzas 1,606
- Municipalities 27
- Non-Municipal Towns 33
- Outgrowths 11
- Cantonment Board 01
- Police Stations 35
- Inhabited villages 1,599
Municipalities
- Kanchrapara
- Halisahar
- Naihati
- Bhatpara
- Garulia
- North Barrackpur
- Barrackpore
- Titagarh
- Khardaha
- Panihati
- Kamarhati
- Baranagar
- North Dum dum
- South Dum Dum
- Dum Dum
- New Barrackpore
- Bidhannagar
- Barasat
- Madhyamgram
- Rajarhat-Gopalpur
- Habra
- Gobardanga
- Asoknagar-Kalyangarh
- Basirhat
- Baduria
- Taki
- Bongaon
Transport
Demographics
- Population:89,30,295 (2001 census)
Male:46,35,262 Female:42,95,033
- Area:4094 square km
- Population Density:2181 per square km
- 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
Primary School 2353,799
Middle School 26163
High School 204560
Higher Secondary 15328
Degree College 237
Technical Schools & Colleges 116
Health facilities
District Hospital 10 with 2500 beds
Sub Divisional Hospital 14 with 1870 beds
State General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
Rural Hospital 07 with 228 beds
Block Primary Health Centre 15
Important Towns
External links
- Everything about the district of North 24 Parganas- a really good site
- map of North 24 Parganas
- another map of North 24 Parganas
- Census 2001 data