Basirhat
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Basirhat বসিরহাট |
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 Basirhat
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| Coordinates: 22°39′26″N 88°53′39″E / 22.65722°N 88.89417°ECoordinates: 22°39′26″N 88°53′39″E / 22.65722°N 88.89417°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Chairman | TAPAN |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 144,891 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 743411 |
| Area code(s) | 3217 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar |
Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on the bank of Ichamati (Ichhamati) River.
Basirhat subdivision was formed on 1 January 1861 as per a Government order and it consisted of Balia Pargana's Basurhāt, Kalingā, Hāruā and Husenābād Police Stations. Previously, Basirhat was under the jurisdiction of Barasat sub-division and was named as Basurhāt till 1896. Basirhat municipality was established on 1 April 1869 and it is divided into 23 wards covering an area of 22.5 km².
As per the 2011 census, Basirhat Urban Agglomeration had a population of 144,891, out of which 73,491 were males and 71,400 were females. The 0–6 years population was 12,578. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 86.88 percent.Bengali is the principal language spoken in the area.
The sources which are considered till now behind the naming of Basirhat are as follows:
Agriculture is the main source of income though other industries like brick making, Gamcha, Nolen Sandesh and fisheries are also dominant in this area.
Some of the schools of Basirhat are:
Basirhat has a long history of farmer's movements like the Tebhaga movement. Freedom fighter Dinesh Chandra Majumder was born here in 1907. Noted industrialist, Sir Rajen Mukherjee was born at Bhabla (also spelt Bhyabla) near Basirhat.
Basirhat is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Basirhat was connected with Barasat by the narrow gauge Barasat Basirhat Railway operated by Martin's Light Railways. It was closed down in 1955 and subsequently converted to broad gauge. The railway tracks in the region have been electrified and there are EMUs services to Sealdah and Hasnabad provided by the Kolkata Suburban Railway.
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