North Barrackpur

North Barrackpur
—  city  —
North Barrackpur Location of North Barrackpur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°46′37″N 88°20′45″E / 22.7768700°N 88.3459100°E / 22.7768700; 88.3459100Coordinates: 22°46′37″N 88°20′45″E / 22.7768700°N 88.3459100°E / 22.7768700; 88.3459100
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Chairman	Madhusudan Ghosh [1]
Population	123,523 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Telephone • +91 33
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

North Barrackpur (Bengali: উত্তর ব্যারাকপুর) is a city and a municipality under Barrackpore/ Noapara police stations of Barrackpore subdivision^[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

North Barrackpur is located at 22°46′37″N 88°20′45″E / 22.7768700°N 88.3459100°E / 22.7768700; 88.3459100.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] North Barrackpur had a population of 123,523. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. North Barrackpur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 81%. In North Barrackpur, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.^[4]

References

1. ^ Official District Administration site
2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
3. ^ "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. 
4. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.