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Barrackpore

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality of the northern fringe of Kolkata and situated in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area is covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is the administrative headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.

Not to be confused with Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago.

Barrackpore
Barrackpur

 India

Barrackpore Municipality

Uttam Das, (AITC)[1][2]

Alok Rajoria, IPS

Srihari Pandey, IPS

10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi)

15 m (49 ft)

152,784

14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

Barrakpurians

English[4]

700120, 700121, 700122, 700123

+91 33

WB-23/WB-24

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Etymology[edit]

The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, as it was the site of the first cantonment of the British East India Company. Alternatively, the Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes from "Barbakpur".[5] Manasa Vijay, written by Bipradas Pipilai, refers to Talpukur (a place in Barrackpore) as "Charnak".

Infrastructure[edit]

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Barrackpore Municipal city covered an area of 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi). Amongst the civic amenities it had 172.63 km of roads and open drains. Amongst the medical facilities It had 40 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities It had 62 primary schools, 12 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 11 senior secondary schools and 3 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 old age home, 6 auditorium/ community halls, 2 public libraries and 6 reading rooms. Amongst the commodities manufactured were cottage industry and confectionery items. It had 11 bank branches.[29]


See also Cities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision

78 — Barrackpore

Esplanade

81 — Fishery Gate

Barasat

81/1 — Rajchandrapur

Barasat

85 — Barrackpore Court

Kanchrapara

MM5 — Barrackpore Court

Habra

Mangal Pandey

Surendranath Banerjee

M. J. Akbar

Ritwick Chakraborty

CD Block

Barrackpore I

CD Block

Barrackpore II

Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago

Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824

Mangal Pandey#Indian Rebellion of 1857

Official website

Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage

Barrackpore travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Media related to Barrackpore at Wikimedia Commons