Paltapara (also known as Palta) is a

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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 ...

CD Block of Barrackpore subdivision in

North 24 Parganas district 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 ...

in the

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Geography

Location

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, Noapara,

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, ...

and Paltapara form an urban cluster east of

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. ...

and North Barrackpur. Ichhapur Defence Estate lies on the west of North Barrackpur. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km² The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns. For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

Police station

Noapara police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over

and North Barrackpur municipal areas.

Post Office

Paltapara has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 743127 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are Kowgachhi, Mulajore, Shyamnagar, Feeder Road, Gurdah, Mondalpara and Purbabidhyadharpur.

Demographics

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, Paltapara had a population of 6,408; of this, 3,293 are male, 3,115 female. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.) It has an average literacy rate of 77.62%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Paltapara covered an area of 1.7191 km². Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest middle school was available 2 km away at Handia, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools were available 2 km away at Ichhapur.

Transport

Paltapara is beside Kalyani Expressway.Google maps The nearest railway stations are Shyamnagar railway station and Ichhapur railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district