New Barrackpur

New Barrackpur
—  town  —
New Barrackpur Location of New Barrackpur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7°N 88.45°E / 22.7; 88.45Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7°N 88.45°E / 22.7; 88.45
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Municipality Chairman	Nirmika Bagchi (Trinamool Congress) [1]
Parliamentary constituency	Dum Dum
Assembly constituency	Dum Dum Uttar
Population	83,183 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Telephone • +91 33
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

New Barrackpur (also spelt New Barrackpore) (Bengali: নিউ ব্যারাকপুর) is a town and a municipality under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.^[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

New Barrackpore is 17 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.^[3] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Jessore road is the nearest main road from New Barrackpore (Bus stop-B.T.College bus stop). New Barrackpore is 22 km from Sealdah by road. Netaji Subhash International Airport is 10 minutes by car. For maps and more information please visit www.nbmonline.org the official website of New Barrackpore Municipality.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] New Barrackpore had a population of 83,183. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. In New Barrackpore, 7% of the population is under 6 years of Age. The Census for the year 2011 will soon to be published. For details please visit www.nbmonline.org.

Banking

UCO Bank,Allhabad Bank, State Bank of India, United Bank of India,Axis bank has their branches and ATMs in New Barrackpur. HDFC bank's ATM is also available beside State Bank of India.^[5]

References

1. ^ Official District Administration site
2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
3. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
5. ^ http://www.moneyarbor.com/banklocation/index.php