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Barrackpore I (Community development block)

Barrackpore I
ব্যারাকপুর I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Barrackpore I is located in West Bengal
Barrackpore I
Barrackpore I
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°54′36″N 88°26′46″E / 22.909981°N 88.446007°E / 22.909981; 88.446007Coordinates: 22°54′36″N 88°26′46″E / 22.909981°N 88.446007°E / 22.909981; 88.446007
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 194,333
 • Density 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 151,719 (85.91%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 743145 (Kanchrapara)
Telephone code 033
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituency Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Naihati, Jagatdal
Website north24parganas.nic.in

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. Bijpur, Naihati, Jagatdal and Noapara police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Narayanpur. It is located 14 km from Barasat, the district headquarters.

Jetia, a census town in Barrackpore I block, is located at 22°54′36″N 88°26′46″E / 22.909981°N 88.446007°E / 22.909981; 88.446007.

Barrackpore I CD Block is bounded by Chakdaha CD Block in Nadia district in the north, Amdanga CD Block in the east, Barrackpore II CD Block in the south and Balagarh and Chinsurah-Mogra CD Blocks in Hooghly district, across the Hooghly River, in the west. The Barrackpore industrial belt includes municipalities such as Kanchrapara, Halisahar, Naihati, Bhatpara, Garulia and North Barracpore is also in the west.


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