North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern

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, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the

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from

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22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east.

Barasat Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...

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 Saptagram (colloquially called ''Satgaon'') was an ancient major port, the chief city and sometimes capital of southern Bengal, in ancient and medieval times of Bengal, the location presently being in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of ...

(ancient Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the

Mughal era The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...

and later it was included in Hoogly chakla (district under post-Mughal Nawabi rule) during the rule of

Murshid Quli Khan Murshid Quli Khan ( 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Mohammad Hadi (born as Suryanarayana Mishra), was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. According to some writers, he was born a Hindu in the Deccan Plateau 1670, Mur ...

. In 1757, after the

Battle of Plassey The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French Indies Company, French allies on 23 June 1757. The victory was made possible by the de ...

, Nawab

Mir Jafar Mir Jafar ( – 5 February 1765), was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company. His reign has been considered by many historians as the start of the expansion ...

conferred the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) upon the

British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

. 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 John Zephaniah Holwell (17 September 1711 – 5 November 1798) was a surgeon, an employee of the British East India Company, and a temporary Governor of Bengal (1760). He was also one of the first Europeans to study Indian antiquities and was ...

zemindar A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous Indian feudalism, feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian language, Persian was the offi ...

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 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whigs (British political party), Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom, he is best kn ...

, entire

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were in Twentyfour Parganas. In 1802, some parganas on the western banks of river Hoogly were included into it. These parganas were in

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earlier. In 1814, a separate collectorate was established in Twenty-four Parganas. In 1817, Falta and

Baranagar Baranagar (Bengali language, Bengali: বরানগর) is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area ...

and in 1820, some portions of Nadia's Balanda and Anwarpur were encompassed to it. In 1824, portions of

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

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 Alipore is a neighbourhood of Kolkata, South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour R ...

. 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

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Divi ...

. These parts remained in

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territories where

Jessore Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wa ...

'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 Ashok Mitra (10 April 1928 – 1 May 2018) was an Indian economist and Marxist politician. He was a chief economic adviser to the Government of India and later became finance minister of West Bengal and a member of the Rajya Sabha. Early life ...

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 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 previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...

(24 PGS (S)) were created. The North 24 Parganas which was included in the

Presidency division Presidency division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. Presidency division is bounded by Medinipur division to So ...

has been formed with five sub-divisions of the Greater 24 Parganas, namely Barasat Sadar (Headquarters),

Barrackpore Barrackpore (), also known as Barrackpore,is a city and municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the India, Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision. The city is a part of the area covered by Ko ...

Basirhat Basirhat is a city and a municipal urban region of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Basirhat subdivision. Established on April 1, 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal board ...

Bangaon Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision. Geography Location Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 met ...

, and

Bidhannagar Bidhannagar (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bidhānanagar''), also known as Salt Lake City, is a city and a municipal corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters ...

(a satellite township of Kolkata, popularly known as Salt Lake). On 1 August 2022, the

Chief Minister of West Bengal The chief minister of West Bengal (IAST: Paścim Baṅgēr Mukhya Mantrī) is the '' de facto'' head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal, the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is ...

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announced to create two more districts named Ichamati district consisting of

Bangaon subdivision Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...

and a yet unnamed district consisting of

Basirhat subdivision Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari ...

by bifurcating the district for better development and smooth administration purpose.

Geography

The district lies within the

Ganga The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary riv ...

–

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and ...

delta. The major distributary of river

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

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

Sundarbans Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal ...

area). The information technology hub of

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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 Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...

Divisions

Administrative subdivisions

The district comprises five subdivisions: Barrackpore, Barasat Sadar, Basirhat, Bangaon and Bidhannagar. * Barrackpore Subdivision consists of 16 municipalities (

Kanchrapara Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History From earl ...

Halisahar Halisahar is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Halisahar ...

Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...

Bhatpara Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Overview Bhatpara i ...

Garulia Garulia is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Garulia Municipality was established in 1869. ...

North Barrackpur North Barrackpur is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History North Barrackpur Municipality was es ...

, New Barrackpur,

Titagarh Titagarh is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Location Titagarh is located at . It has ...

Khardaha Khardaha is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Initially Khardah was a part of South Barrack ...

Panihati Panihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History There is a l ...

Kamarhati Kamarhati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Kamarhati w ...

Dum Dum Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Author ...

North Dumdum North Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History In 1 ...

and

South Dumdum South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...

(25 Wards)) and 2 community development blocks:

Barrackpore I Barrackpore I (also spelled Barrackpur I) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jetia, a census town in ...

and

Barrackpore II Barrackpore II (also spelled Barrackpur II) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Muragachha, a census town ...

. * Barasat Sadar Subdivision consists of five municipalities (

Habra Habra is a city and a municipality in Barasat sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Habra is located at . It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet). Area ...

, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh,

Madhyamgram Madhyamgram is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Madhyamgram was one of the twelve feudal ...

, and

Gobardanga Gobardanga is a Town and a Municipality in Barasat sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Founded on 20 April 1870, it is one of the oldest municipalities of West Bengal. Etymology The word ''Gobarda ...

) and 7 community development blocks:

Barasat I Barasat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Barasat I block, is located at . Barasat I CD Block is bo ...

Barasat II Barasat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rohanda, a constituent panchayat of Barasat II block, is ...

Amdanga Amdanga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Amdanga, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at . Amdanga CD Block is bounded ...

Deganga Deganga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The saga of the Vidyadhari River, which flows through the Deganga area, has been part of ...

Habra I Habra I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sadpur, a census town in Habra I block, is located at . Hab ...

and

Habra II Habra II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guma, a census town in Habra II block, is located at . Hab ...

*Bongaon Subdivision, consists of

municipality and three community development blocks: Bagdah,

and

Gaighata Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...

. * Basirhat Subdivision consists of three municipalities (

Baduria Baduria is a town and a municipality in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Baduria is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 ...

and Taki) and ten community development blocks:

, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa,

Hasnabad Hasnabad is a village and a gram panchayat in the Hasnabad CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Hasnabad is located at . The Ichhamati, the second m ...

Hingalganj Hingalganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology The name Hingalganj came after the name of Tillman Henkel, distr ...

Minakhan Minakhan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Minakhan is located at . Minakhan CD Block is bounded by Basirha ...

Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Nazat is located at Sandeshkhali I CD Block is bounded ...

Sandeshkhali II Sandeshkhali-II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sandeshkhali is located at . Sandeshkhali II CD Block i ...

Swarupnagar Swarupnagar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Swarupnagar is located at . Swarupnagar CD Block is bounded by ...

. *Bidhannagar Subdivision consists of

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Pawan K ...

South Dum Dum South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...

Municipality (10 wards) and one community development blocks

Rajarhat Rajarhat is a locality under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Demog ...

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 town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

s and 1 cantonment board.

Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zaminda ...

* 16 municipalities:

, New Barrackpur,

and

. * One

Cantonment Board A cantonment (, , or ) is a type of military base. In South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj). In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential ...

Barrackpur Cantonment Barrackpore Cantonment is a town and a cantonment board in Kolkata of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History The military sta ...

. * One more census town:

Ichhapur Defence Estate Ichhapur Defence Estate is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Ichhapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . 96% ...

. * Barrackpore I (Community development block) consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and three census towns:

Jetia Jetia is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jetia is located at . Palladaha, Nagdaha, Palashi and Srotribati (OG) form a ...

Garshyamnagar Garshyamnagar (also known as Shyamnagar) is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Garshyamnagar, Noapara, Kaugachhi and Palt ...

and

Kaugachhi Kaugachhi is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics Population As per 2011 Census of India Kaugachhi had a total population of 17,001, ...

. * Barrackpore II (Community development block) consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats and six census towns:

Jafarpur Jafarpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jafarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (7&nb ...

Talbandha Talbandha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Talbandha is located at . Muragachha, Talbandha, Chandpur and Teghari fo ...

Muragachha Muragachha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Muragachha is located at . It has an average elevation of . Muragachha, T ...

Patulia Patulia is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Patulia is located at . Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya, Patulia and Bandipur form a ...

Ruiya Ruiya is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Ruiya is located at . Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya, Patulia and Bandipur form a clu ...

and Chandpur. * Panchayet: Duttapukur

Barasat Sadar subdivision Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community ...

*5 municipalities:

, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh,

and

. *

Barasat I (Community development block) Barasat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Barasat I block, is located at . Barasat I CD Block is bo ...

consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and 1 census town:

Duttapukur Duttapukur (also known as Nebadhai Duttapukur ) is a Village in the Barasat I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Loc ...

. *

Barasat II (Community development block) Barasat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rohanda, a constituent panchayat of Barasat II block, is ...

consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats. *

Amdanga (Community development block) Amdanga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Amdanga, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at . Amdanga CD Block is bounded ...

consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. *

Deganga (Community development block) Deganga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The saga of the Vidyadhari River, which flows through the Deganga area, has been part of ...

consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats. *

Habra I (Community development block) Habra I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. ...

consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and 3 census towns:

Nokpul Nokpul is a census town in the Habra I CD block in the Barasat sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Nokpul is located at . Nokpul, Gobardanga, Habra form a cluster of ...

Maslandapur Maslandapur is a census town in the Habra I Community development blocks in India, CD block in Barasat sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Mas ...

and Sadpur. * Habra II (Community development block) consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and 2 census towns:

Bara Bamonia Bara Bamonia is a census town in the Habra II CD block of Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bara Bamonia is located at . Bara Bamonia, Guma and Khorddabamonia fo ...

and Guma. *

Rajarhat (Community development block) Rajarhat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rajarhat Bishnupur, a constituent panchayat in Rajarhat block, i ...

(now shifted to Bidhannagar Subdivision) consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats (after Mahishbathan II gram panchayat being shifted to

, number of gram panchayats becomes 5) and 1 census town:

Raigachhi Raigachi is a census town in the Rajarhat (community development block), Rajarhat Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state ...

Bangaon subdivision Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...

* 1 municipality:

. *

Bagdah (Community development block) Bagdah (also spelled Bagda) is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of ...

consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats. *

Bangaon (Community development block) Bangaon (also spelled as Bongaon) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Chawberia, a constituent panchayat of Bang ...

consists of rural areas only with 16 gram panchayats. *

Gaighata (Community development block) Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...

consists of rural areas with 13 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).

Basirhat subdivision Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari ...

* Three municipalities:

and Taki. * Baduria (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 14 gram panchayats. * Basirhat I (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats. * Basirhat II (Community development block) consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town:

Dhanyakuria Dhanyakuria is a census town in the Basirhat II CD block in the Basirhat subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. The town is home to the Gain Castle, a prominent ''rajbari'' or mansion owned by the lo ...

. *

Haroa (Community development block) Haroa is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Haroa is located at . Haroa CD Block is bounded by Deganga and ...

consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. *

Hasnabad (Community development block) Hasnabad is a village and a gram panchayat in the Hasnabad CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Hasnabad is located at . The Ichhamati, the second m ...

consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats. * Hingalganj (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats. * Minakhan (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. * Sandeshkhali I (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. * Sandeshkhali II (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. * Swarupnagar (Community development block) consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.

Bidhannagar subdivision Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community deve ...

This subdivision consists of the

. *

is also shifted to this subdivision now.

Assembly constituencies

As per order of the

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in respect of the

delimitation of constituencies Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates while Sandeshkhali is reserved for Schedule Tribe (ST). * Bagdaha, Bangaon Uttar and Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, and Kalyani and Haringhata (two assembly constituencies from

) assembly constituencies form the

Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) Bangaon is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centered on Bangaon. 5 of the 7 assembly segments of No.14 Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency are i ...

which is reserved for Schedule Caste (SC) candidate. * Habra, Ashoknagar, Rajarhat-New Town, Bidhannagar, Madhyagram, Barasat, Deganga assembly constituencies form the

Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) Barasat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 17 Barasat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Par ...

. * Khardaha, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur assembly constituencies form the

Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency) Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Author ...

. * Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpore assembly constituencies form the

Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barrackpur in West Bengal. All of the seven assembly segments of No. 15 Barrackpur Lok Sabha constituency are i ...

. * Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Uttar, Basirhat Dakshin, Hingalganj constituencies are part of the

Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency) Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in North ...

Education

Universities

Indian Statistical Institute The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a public research university headquartered in Kolkata, India with centers in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Tezpur. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India und ...

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public technical university located in Haringhata, West Bengal, India. Established in 2001 by the ...

West Bengal State University West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly in 2007. History The Government of West Bengal through a ...

JIS University JIS University is a private university located near Agarpara, West Bengal, India It was established in 2014 under ''The'' ''JIS University Act, 2014'' of West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, I ...

Techno India University Techno India University (TIU) is a private university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The university is known for being one of the first privately owned universities in West Bengal. The students of the university participate in various cultura ...

Brainware University Brainware University is a private university located in Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 February 2016. Brainware University, recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) is a state unitary university wi ...

Adamas University Adamas University is a private university located on Barrackpore-Barasat road in Barasat, West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, ...

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

(Technological Campus) *

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...

(Second Campus) *

Aliah University Aliah University (AU; , ) is a public state university in New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, it was elevated to university in 2008. History The Aliah University (AU) is one of the oldest modern ...

Netaji Subhas Open University Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) is a state open university imparting distance education in eastern India. History It was established in 1997 to commemorate the birth centenary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It has its headquarters at 1, ...

* Amity University * Sister Nivedita University *

St. Xavier's University, Kolkata St. Xavier's University Kolkata is a Jesuit university located in New Town, Kolkata, India. It was established in February 2018 and inaugurated in July of the same year. Although run by the same Jesuit community which administers St. Xavier's ...

Colleges

* Sarojini Naidu College for Women *

Narula Institute of Technology Narula Institute of Technology (better known as NiT) is an autonomous private engineering college in West Bengal, India, situated in Agarpara. The college is affiliated with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). It i ...

* Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College * Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya * Acharya Prafulla Chandra College *

Basirhat College Basirhat College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in Basirhat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. History Basirhat College was founded in mid-No ...

* College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital * Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research *

Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Guru ( ; IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or '' s ...

* Bhairab Ganguly College * Bidhannagar College * Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College * Barasat Government College *

Barasat College Barasat College, previously named as Barasat Evening College (), was established in 1972, is the general degree college in Barasat, Kolkata. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal Stat ...

* Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital * Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College * Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology * Gobardanga Hindu College * Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay *

Sree Chaitanya College Sree Chaitanya College is a college in Habra in the state of West Bengal. It offers Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses arts and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. History The college was established in 1956, for ...

* Institute of Engineering and Management * Taki Government College * Vivekananda College, Madhyamgram * Regent Education & Research Foundation Group of Institutions. *

Swami Vivekanada Institute of Modern Studies. Swami (; ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to an ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used either before or ...

* Regent Institute of Science & Technology. *Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology * Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Ashokenagar * Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Berachampa

Schools

* Birati Mahajati Balika Vidyamandir BRKM Entrance

* Bagdah High School *

Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School (H.S.) (BRKMAHS) is a senior secondary boys' school in Baranagar, Kolkata, India and a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. The school was founded in 19 ...

* Barasat Indira Gandhi Memorial High School * Central Modern School * Sodepur High School * St. Xavier's Institution (Panihati) * Adamas International School *

Aditya Academy (Senior Secondary) Aditya Academy (Secondary) is a CBSE co-educational English medium school with boarding facilities. It was founded in 2003 by Bhaskar Aditya and is situated in Kadambagachi, Barasat, West Bengal. It is owned by Bhaskar Aditya Group. It is one o ...

* Auxilium Convent School * Barrackpore Government High School * Berachampa Deulia Uchcha Vidyalaya * Kendriya Vidyalaya Barrackpore (Army) *Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Vidyabhavan Barrackpore *St. Stephen's School, Habra *Stratford Day School, Habra *Kalyangarh Bidya Mandir, Ashokenagar *Kalyangarh Balika Bidyamandir, Ashokenagar *Baduria Dilip Kumar Memorial Institution(H.S.) *Madhyamgram High School, Madhyamgram *Madhyamgram Girls High School, Madhyamgram *Madhyamgram Acharya Prafulla Chandra Balika Vidyalaya, Madhyamgram *Madhyamgram Acharya Prafulla Chandra Vidyayatan, Madhyamgram *Jadurhati adarsha vidyapith (H.S) * Khantura Boys High School, Gobardanga * Khantura Girls High School, Gobardanga * Rudrapur Radha Ballav High School, Baduria * Taki Government High School

Culture

This district is rich in culture. Many famous places like

Dakshineswar Kali Temple Dakshineswar Kali Temple or Dakshineswar Kalibari is a Hindu navaratna style temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. The presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini (Kali), a form of ...

Naihati Boro Maa Kali Temple Boro Maa Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Naihati, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. ...

, Baranagar Math (first monastery of Ramakrishna Order) are situated in this district. Many places of this district are famous for festivals –

and

are famous for

Kali puja Kali Puja (ISO: ), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month o ...

. The scale and intensity of Durga Puja celebrations in

are among the largest in North 24 Parganas district. In terms of the number of Durga Puja pandals, the city ranks fourth in West Bengal, following Kolkata,

Siliguri Siliguri (, ; ), also known as Shiliguri, is a major Tier ii cities in india, tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms the twin cities, Twin Cities with the neighbouring city of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling district, Darjeel ...

, and

Durgapur Durgapur (), is an industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and located in Paschim Bardhaman district. Durgapur is a major centre for producin ...

, Bongaon and New Barrackpur are famous for

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is famous for Jagatdhatri puja etc. Kali Puja of

is also quite famous in whole West Bengal because of its large scale celebration.

Transport

Railways

The electrified suburban rail network of the ER is extensive and penetrates far and deep into the neighbouring districts of

Howrah Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...

, 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–Barasat metro corridor ( Yellow Line).

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a Urban rail transit in India, rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opened in 1984, it was the first operational rapid trans ...

is also a transport medium for parts of the district. Four stations of Blue Line are located here,

Dum Dum metro station Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum Junction railway station where connections can be made w ...

Baranagar metro station Baranagar, also known as JSW Baranagar is an elevated metro station on the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is off Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop of Baranagar in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Presently, this metro station is the tallest met ...

Dakshineswar metro station Dakshineswar is the elevated northern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dakshineswar railway station where connec ...

Dakshineswar Dakshineswar is a neighbourhood in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Autho ...

and

Noapara metro station Noapara is the largest elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Noapara, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It opened on 10 July 2013. Station This interchange station includes two side an ...

at Noapara. File:KolkataLocalTrain.JPG, Kolkata Suburban EMU Train File:INSIDENOAPARACAL.jpg,

at Noapara,

Airports

Kolkata Airport New Terminal Outside view

The

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan region, Kolkata metropolitan area, the capital metropolis of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the ...

(

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code:CCU), which is at

(previously known as Dum Dum Airport) in

North 24 Parganas 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 ...

, 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.

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

with the border town

and

Petrapole Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole- Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Petrapole border is the only land port ...

, the largest land port of India.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census North 24 Parganas district has a

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 10,009,781, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gave it a ranking of second in India (out of a total of

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) and first in its state. However, in 2014 the

Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the c ...

(in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

), 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 . Its

population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 8.2 billion in 2025. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 70 million annu ...

over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.86%. North Twenty Four Parganas has a

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of 949

females An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and male ...

for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

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

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.

Languages

According to the 2011 census, 88.91% of the population spoke

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, 7.69%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

and 2.28%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

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 .

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

* Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay, writer *

Ramkamal Sen Ramkamal Sen (1783–1844) was a Bengali scholar, writer, and lexicographer in the 18th century. He was known as the Diwan of the Treasury, Treasurer of the Bank of Bengal and Secretary of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Childhood Born at Gari ...

, diwan and social reformer *

Mathurmohan Biswas Babu Mathur Mohan Biswas or Babu Mathuranath Biswas (1817 – July 16, 1871), also known as ''Sejobabu'', was an Indian Zamindar, businessman, philanthropist and the third and youngest son-in-law of Rani Rashmoni. He was a devoted follower, discip ...

, Zamindar, social reformer and philanthropist * Kshirode Prasad Vidyavinode, poet, novelist, dramatist and nationalist *

Harinath De Harinath De (12 August 1877— 30 August 1911) was an Indian linguist, polyglot, Indologist and an academician, who later became the first Indian librarian of the National Library of India (then Imperial Library) from 1907 to 1911. In a life spa ...

, Indian linguist, polyglot, Indologist and an academician *

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (; 12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of Indian nationality. His best known works are the autobiographical novel ''Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Road''), '' Apar ...

, writer, novelist * Manik Bandopadhay, writer, novelist *

Mohitlal Majumdar Mohitlal Majumdar (Bengali: মোহিতলাল মজুমদার; 26 October 1888 – 26 July 1952) was an Indian poet and essayist in the Bengali-language. He began his journey as a poet, but later became literary critic. Life Maju ...

, Poet * Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, archeologist * Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, chief architect and city planner of Jaipur, Rajasthan. * Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Director Indian Statistical Institute * Taradas Bandyopadhyay, writer, scholar * Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, Indian political person and artist of the mid-20th century. * Dola Banerjee, athlete *

Masudur Rahman Baidya Masudur Rahman Baidya () (1968 – 26 April 2015) was an Indian swimmer who was the world's first Physical disability, physically disabled swimmer to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. Biography Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ball ...

, Indian swimmer and was the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. * Rahul Banerjee, athlete *

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Cinema of West Bengal, Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Be ...

, Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. *

Ratan Lal Basu Ratan Lal Basu (Bengali: রতন লাল বসু; born 23 December 1948) is an economist and English fiction author. Most of his books and articles in economics are based on ancient Indian economic ideas, especially embedded in the epics ...

, Fiction Writer in English, Economist, Indologist, Yoga & Tantra Specialist *

Pramatha Nath Bose Pramatha Nath Bose (12 May 1855 – 1934) was a pioneering Indian geologist and paleontologist. Bose was educated at Krishnagar Government College and later at St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta when he obtained a Gilchrist ...

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and

Paleontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

Ajoy Chakrabarty Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 25 December 1952) is a Hindustani classical vocalist, composer, lyricist and an exponent of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India in 2020 and ...

, Musician *

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with t ...

, actor *

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmogra ...

, actor and comedian *

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicized as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee; 26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian Bengali novelist, poet, essayist and journalist.Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The ...

, writer, novelist *

Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay (; 1834 – 18 April 1889Samsad Banga ...

, Bengali writer, poet and journalist. * Sasipada Banerji, a teacher, social worker and leader of the Brahmo Samaj *

Jeet Ganguly Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian playback singer and composer who works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. Early life and education Born in a Kulin Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the ...

, musician *

Ishwar Chandra Gupta Ishwar Chandra Gupta (; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal. Early life Ishwar Chandra Gupta was born in a Baidya family. He was brought up in his uncle's house after the d ...

, Bengali poet and writer * Ujjwal Maulik, Computer Scientist *

Dinabandhu Mitra Dinabandhu Mitra, also known as Denobhandhoo Mithra, (10 April 1829 – 1 November 1873) was a Bengali-language writer and dramatist. He is notable for his play '' Nil Darpan'' (1860). Early life Dinabandhu Mitra was born at Chowberia village ...

, Bengali novelist *

Barun Biswas Barun Biswas (12 September 1972 – 5 July 2012) was a Bengali school teacher and a social activist in Sutia, West Bengal, India. In 2000, he co-founded "''Sutia Gonodhorshon Pratibad Mancha''", an organisation which protested against a local c ...

, teacher and a social activist * Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Politician *

Shyamal Mitra Shyamal Mitra (14 January 1929 – 15 November 1987) was an Indian versatile playback singer and music director along with Hemanta Mukherjee and Manna Dey. Mitra worked in many Hindi and Bengali films as a music director and film producer. He w ...

, singer, musician * Arunoday Mondal, physician * Samir Mondal, Indian Painter *

Samir Roychoudhury Samir Roychowdhury ( Bengali: সমীর রায়চৌধুরী) (1 November 1933 – 22 June 2016), one of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation (also known as Hungryalism or Hungrealism (1961–1965)), was born at Panihat ...

, Poet and Writer * Satyendranath Dutta, Poet *

Shiboprosad Mukherjee Shiboprosad Mukherjee (, Bengali: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. With Nandita Roy as his co-director, he made his directorial debut with the film '' Icche'', which garnered critical acclaim and commercial suc ...

, film director *

Rani Rashmoni Rashmoni Das, popularly known as Lokamata Rani Rashmoni, also spelled as Rani Rasmani, (28 September 1793 – 19 February 1861), was an Indian businesswoman, entrepreneur, Zamindar, philanthropist and the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Tem ...

, philanthropist * Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi, Bengali writer and novelist *

Ramprasad Sen ( 1723/1718 – c. 1775) was a Hindu Shakta poet and saint of 18th-century Bengal. His '' bhakti'' poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually addressed to the Hindu goddess Kali and written in Bengali ...

, poet *

Muhammad Shahidullah Muhammad Shahidullah (; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali people, Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. He played vital role in Language movement of 1952 he was the first to establish logic about Why Bengali should ...

, educationist, writer, philologist and linguist * * Anisuzzaman, educationist, writer, scholar *

Kamal Kumar Majumdar Kamal Kumar Majumdar () (17 November 1914 – 9 February 1979) was a major fiction-writer of the Bengali language. The novel ''Antarjali Jatra'' is considered his most notable work. Early life Majumdar was the son of Prafullachandra Majumdar an ...

, writer * Bimal Kar, writer and novelist

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Map of North 24 Parganas

Another map of North 24 Parganas

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