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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
Mainly farming and service peopole, main city Barasat.
Government and politics
Administrative Units
District Administration
Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS, District Magistrate & Collector Parwez Ahmed Siddiqui, IAS, Additional District Magistrate (G), Ph.No. 033-25523355 and 25842212 (fax)
- Sub-Divisions - 5
Barasat SDO- SC Ghosh , Ph.No. 9433043355, Barrackpore SDO- Umapda Chatterjee Ph.NO. 09830038776, Basirhat SDO- Susanta Dutta ,Ph.No. 09434010170, Bongaon SDO-Bhudeb Biswas, Ph.No. 09434159425, Bidhannagar SDO-Tapas Chowdhary, Ph,No.-09433072314
- 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_name General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
Rural Hospital 07 with 228 beds
Block Primary Health Centre 15