Barasat I (community development block)
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Barasat I বারাসাত I |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Barasat I
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| Coordinates: 22°46′02″N 88°32′29″E / 22.7672188°N 88.5414362°ECoordinates: 22°46′02″N 88°32′29″E / 22.7672188°N 88.5414362°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.97 km2 (41.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 294,628 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 214,596 (81.50%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone/STD code | 033 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barasat, Madhyamgram, Deganaga, Amdanga |
| Website | north24parganas |
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. Barasat police station and Duttapukur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Chhoto Jagulia.
Barasat I block, is located at 22°46′02″N 88°32′29″E / 22.7672188°N 88.5414362°E.
Barasat I CD Block is bounded by Habra I, Habra II and Amdanga CD Blocks in the north, Deganga CD Block in the east, Barasat II CD Block in the south and Barrackpore II CD Block in the west. The Barrackpore industrial area with such municipalities as New Barrackpore, Madhyamgram and North Dumdum is In the west, and Barasat municipality is in the south.
Barasat I CD Block has an area of 106.97 km2.
North 24 Parganas district is part of the Gangetic delta, lying east of the Hooghly River. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. The rivers in the district were formerly distributaries of the Ganges but their mouths have long been filled up and blocked. The area is described as a sort of a drowned land broken by swamps. Land in the north-east of the district is higher than that of the rest of the district. The sturdy peasants raise crops of rice, jute and sugarcane from the alluvial soil. There are clumps of palm and fruit trees in which village homesteads nestle. Industrial activity is concentrated in the narrow strip of land along the Hooghly River. The south-eastern part of the district gradually merges into the Sunderbans. Parts of the metropolitan city of Kolkata extend over southern part of the district.
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